Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 year agoJapanese telecom NTT, suggests high-altitude solar-powered drones could be 5G base stations in Africa. With coverage of 200 sq km per drone, approx 150,000 of them could blanket the continent with 5Ginterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down13
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkJapanese telecom NTT, suggests high-altitude solar-powered drones could be 5G base stations in Africa. With coverage of 200 sq km per drone, approx 150,000 of them could blanket the continent with 5Ginterestingengineering.comLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoProject Loon, too. The idea isn’t new, and I kind of wonder why it’s more viable now.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI doubt that’s the most (financially) expensive component in any of these cases. Making stuff fly is pricey, and maintaining high-bandwidth radio connections can be too.
Project Loon, too. The idea isn’t new, and I kind of wonder why it’s more viable now.
Lower solar/battery costs?
I doubt that’s the most (financially) expensive component in any of these cases. Making stuff fly is pricey, and maintaining high-bandwidth radio connections can be too.