BISMARCK - A plan to attach electronic equipment to weather balloons high above North Dakota to fill gaps in cellular coverage has yet to get off the ground.
Extend America, a Bismarck-based wireless telecommunications company, and Chandler, Ariz.-based Space Data Corp. are developing the balloon-borne cellular technology.
Jerry Knoblach, the CEO of Space Data, said electronics for the balloon technology called SkySite are still being tested. He said a trial balloon is tentatively slated to be launched in late June, over the Bismarck area.
Former Gov. Ed Schafer, the chief executive officer Extend America, thought the test would happen in early spring.
