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Friday, November 6, 2020

By 2024, 5G could be beamed to your phone using huge, hydrogen-powered aircraft

Title:
By 2024, 5G could be beamed to your phone using huge, hydrogen-powered aircraft
 
Author:
Andy Boxall
 
Published:
Digital Trends, 2 November 2020
 
From the article:
In the near future, your phone may take its 5G signal from the sky instead of a nearby mast on the ground. It’s an innovative way to solve the problem of increasing connectivity without relying on thousands of terrestrial cell towers. The concept is known as a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), and it essentially takes the cell tower from the ground and puts it in the sky.