HAPS – FLYING BASE STATIONS

Abstract

Since the advent of the mobile Internet, the demand for data transfer
speed has been growing rapidly. Once a speed of 56 kbit/s (GPRS is the first
technology for transmitting packet data by cellular network) was considered as
sufficient, but now such speed would become a "Nightmare" for most mobile
Internet users. As the quality of files, pictures, videos, etc. is getting better their
sizes are increasing accordingly. Currently, it is extremely inconvenient to
transfer large files at low speeds, and this is becoming a driving factor for the
further development of cellular communication network and the speed growth
of data transfer. Works have already begun on the deployment of fifth–
generation of mobile communication networks (5G - New Radio) which
promises speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s mainly at high frequency ranges. But not
everything is so easily achieved. According to the laws of propagation of
electromagnetic waves, the higher the frequency of the signal, the shorter the
coverage area and this leads to an increase in number of base stations (BS),
which leads to an increase in both capital and operating costs. This article will
suggest one of the solutions to this problem using HAPS technology