HIBS are intended to be used as a part of, and complement to, terrestrial IMT networks, using the same frequency bands as ground-based IMT base stations. In this sense,
Get a quoteHigh-Altitude Platform Stations as IMT Base Stations: Connectivity from the Stratosphere Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine ( Volume: 59, Issue: 12, December 2021 )
Get a quoteHigh altitude platforms High altitude platforms (HAPs) are aircraft or airships situated in the stratosphere (from 17 to 22 km above the ground) and can be used for the delivery of wireless
Get a quoteHAPS can play the role of a super macro base station [4], and be integrated with conventional terrestrial base stations to form vertical heterogeneous networks (vHetNets).
Get a quoteIn this article, we envision a HAPS as a super macro base station, to which we refer as HAPS-SMBS, to provide connectivity in a plethora of applications.
Get a quoteFigure below is an illustration of a fleet of airship HAPs carrying base station to provide cellular coverage. They use antenna with dynamic beam forming and
Get a quoteThese modes comprise a HAPS super macro base station (HAPS-SMBS) mode for enhanced computing, caching, and communication services, a HAPS relay station (HAPS-RS) mode for
Get a quoteThe digital airspace offers new opportunities in the sky, such as mission-critical mobile broadband solutions and high altitude communication for aircraft [4]. In the latter use case, ground base
Get a quoteHAPS technology offers a new platform for providing mobile broadband access with minimal infrastructure using the same frequencies and user devices as IMT mobile networks. HIBS can
Get a quoteA high-altitude platform station (HAPS, which can also mean high-altitude pseudo-satellite or high-altitude platform systems), also known as atmospheric
Get a quoteTraditionally, HAPS were developed to serve rural and hard-to-reach areas, and the communication payload was designed in a single mode to operate either as a base station
Get a quoteIn this paper, HIBS is examined from the context of its integration with 5G new radio (NR) as a non-terrestrial network asset. The challenge of HIBS meeting the stringent
Get a quoteHIBS are intended to be used as a part of, and complement to, terrestrial IMT networks, using the same frequency bands as ground-based
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Get a quoteThese devices then have access to the 5G network at all times – even when there is no terrestrial base station nearby. Smartphones or vehicles are thus able to establish a connection via a
Get a quoteWe lay out possible use cases and summarize the current status of the development, from a technological point of view as well as from
Get a quoteThese devices then have access to the 5G network at all times – even when there is no terrestrial base station nearby. Smartphones or vehicles are thus able to
Get a quoteWe lay out possible use cases and summarize the current status of the development, from a technological point of view as well as from standardization in 3GPP, and
Get a quoteHIBS or High Altitude IMT Base Stations are a subset of HAPS (High-altitude platform systems) which operate as mobile base stations. Sometimes referred to as "towers in
Get a quoteMobile communication via high-altitude platforms operating in the stratosphere is an idea that has been on the table for decades. In the past few years, however, with recent
Get a quoteHigh altitude The communication equipment on the platforms uses advanced technologies to provide high-bandwidth data transmission. Microwave and millimeter wave
Get a quoteA resurgence of interest in providing connectivity using high-altitude platforms started around 2014, mainly driven by the Internet companies Google and Facebook that invested in new
Get a quoteHIBSs might efficiently support reducing the digital divide, since they provide connectivity to the same mobile devices as the terrestrial networks, which allows this non
Get a quoteHigh altitude platform station (HAPS), which is deployed in the stratosphere at an altitude of 20–50 kilometres, has attracted much attention in recent years due to their large footprint, line
Get a quoteMobile communication via high-altitude platforms operating in the stratosphere is an idea that has been on the table for decades. In the past few
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