BT in tests to beam down 5G coverage from the stratosphere
BT is helping to test out antenna technology for a company planning to deliver 4G and 5G coverage from high-flying aircraft. The system is intended to provide connectivity in remote areas that are not well served by terrestrial networks.
SPL's antenna uses phased array tech featuring 500 individually steerable beams, and is able to provide data speeds of up to 150Mbps across an area as wide as 15,000 square kilometers, the company told us.The beam from one phased array antenna is equivalent to a cell created by traditional terrestrial masts, SPL said. The aim is that the technology will support standard smartphones without any hardware or software changes being required by consumers.
The tests will include supporting multiple user groups and different potential use cases, concurrently on the same network, BT's press people said. The company's website describes an aircraft with a wingspan of 60 meters that it claims is designed to be"strong enough to fly through the turbulent lower altitudes to reach the more benign environment of the stratosphere" where it will"hold station.""The aircraft comes down and is refueled just like an airliner – it's a straightforward process," CEO Richard Deakin told us.
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