Nov 11, 2020 · CAN HELP CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) services can be delivered directly to end users'' devices via base
Jul 10, 2020 · WRC-19 identified spectrum and related regulations for HAPS in the frequency range 21 GHz to 47 GHz to improve broadband connectivity to fixed terminals. ITU-R technical
Aug 26, 2024 · Mobile 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
Jan 8, 2021 · Mobile 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
Jan 11, 2021 · Mobile 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
Oct 2, 2024 · Keywords: High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS), contemporary communication architectures, environmental monitoring, capacity boosting, aerial communications, maritime
May 1, 2020 · This paper provides an up-to-date review of wireless communications service provisioning from High-Altitude Platforms (HAPs) in rural or remote areas
The authors describe a range of proposals designed to improve Kiribati''s communications. A earth station is proposed for Kiritimati, one of the main islands, which will operate with a demand
Apr 1, 2021 · A High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) can facilitate high-speed data communication over wide areas using high-power line-of-sight communication; however, it can
Nov 30, 2024 · The rapid development of low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has led to significant communication demands. Leveraging cellular networks to support low-altitude UAV
Jun 14, 2014 · Disaster relief operations rely on the rapid deployment of wireless network architectures to provide emergency communications. Future emergency networks will consist
Mar 6, 2021 · In the future, especially after the 5G upgrade, lithium battery companies will no longer simply focus on communication base stations, but on how the communication network
Jan 13, 2022 · HIBSs might efficiently support reducing the digital divide, since they provide connectivity to the same mobile devices as the terrestrial networks, which allows this non
Sep 22, 2022 · Mobile 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
Mar 10, 2025 · High altitude The communication equipment on the platforms uses advanced technologies to provide high-bandwidth data transmission. Microwave and millimeter wave
Sep 9, 2024 · High-altitude platform stations, commonly known as HAPS, are an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize telecommunications and bring connectivity to
Mar 18, 2025 · The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions is an organization that develops standards and solutions for the ICT (Information and Communications Technology)
May 1, 2020 · The choice of allocation methods has significant influence on the results. Repurposing spent batteries in communication base stations (CBSs) is a promising option to
Sep 29, 2022 · The focus of this article is on airborne NTN utilizing the same frequency bands as ground based International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) base stations (BS). This
Jul 9, 2025 · High 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
Nov 8, 2023 · High Altitude Platform Stations as IMT Base Stations (HIBS) are aerial platforms that will function as flying base stations. There are clear advantages to using these types of
In today''s 5G era, the energy efficiency (EE) of cellular base stations is crucial for sustainable communication. Recognizing this, Mobile Network Operators are actively prioritizing EE for
Jun 25, 2021 · As they operate in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 20km, HAPS face different constraints to base stations on the ground. Being a commercial unmanned aircraft,
Jul 19, 2023 · The high-altitude platform station (HAPS) concept has recently received notable attention from both industry and academia to support future wireless networks. A HAPS can
HIBS (high altitude platform station as IMT base station) is defined in No. 1.66A as a “A station located on an object at an altitude of 20 to 50 km and at a specified, nominal, fixed point relative to the Earth.”
Introduction: A High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) is a wireless network node that operates in the stratosphere at an of altitude around 20 km and is instrumental for providing communication services.
High-altitude platform station (HAPS) systems can potentially be used to provide both fixed broadband connectivity for end users and transmission links between the mobile and core networks for backhauling traffic.
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, the UE to be served, whether by HIBS or ground-based IMT base stations, are the same.
Mobile 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 advances in technology and parallel progress in standardization and regulatory bodies like 3GPP and ITU, these ideas have gained considerable momentum.
An analysis of the reliability and availability of two technically advanced HIBS platforms based on flight trial data was done. It revealed that the balloon-based Loon HAPS/HIBS had better reliability and availability profile compared to Zephyr the fixed-wing variant.
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