World Mobile launches a blockchain-compatibiel 5G network using drones to radiate connectivity directly with users worldwide. The project, collaborated with the Indonesian telecom company Protelindo, is designed to bridge gaps that have been left worldwide through traditional communication infrastructure.
The project uses hydrogen -driven drones, which fly at 60,000 feet in the stratosphere, to offer wireless coverage of up to 15,000 square kilometers per plane with 450 direct rays, told Charles Barnett, the Chief Business Officer of World Mobile Group, to Cointelegraph.
This air network performs better than on satellite -based telecommunications, with “6ms total latency”, so that the service can offer “up to 18 times cheaper” per gigabyte than on spaces -based infrastructure, Barnett said.
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The company tries to take part of the Sky-based communication cake, a $ 98.3 billion sector, including satellite and air-based communication platforms.
World Mobile has already established a, decentralized wireless network that combines traditional telecom infrastructure and independent, distributed network providers to create an alternative to Legacy Telecommunication networks, expanding service to disadvantaged communities and patching the sty of zones.
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Challenges for launching atmospheric telecommunications networks
Launching and maintaining a stratospherically based communication platform has various technical and regulatory challenges, Barnett told Cointelegraph.
The company strives for every drone with hydrogen driven, which has a wingspan of 56 meters and weighs four tons, to stay in the air for nine days before it has to land at a designated gas station.
This means that the vessel and its fuel source must be as light as possible in order to achieve maximum fuel efficiency and to stay up, while also a robust construction ensures the weather conditions at lower heights in the atmosphere.
An image of the drones with hydrogen powered by World Mobile Stratospheric. Source: World Mobile Stratospheric
At heights of 60,000 feet, the drones will be above weather systems. The stratosphere also has quieter wind than at lower heights, where turbulence can be a problem.
Even in the stratosphere, however, the drones must still be protected against cosmic radiation, which can damage electronic equipment. Likewise, the side of the drone with the sun will be bombed with heat, which must be moved to prevent damage.
Meeting the legal requirements set out by civil aviation authorities such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is also a challenge for such projects.
This includes the acquisition of permits to fly unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and to build each drone on standards described by government institutions.
World Mobile is confronted with competition off the ground and space
World Mobile has various competitors in both decentralized wireless networks and space -based communication platforms.
Helium Mobile is, for example, a decentralized protocol that combines a distributed network of wireless nodes and partnerships with established telecom companies such as AT&T to extend wireless coverage and to provide service to dead zones.
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The Starlink of Elon Musk, who offers internet connectivity through satellites, also competes for market share in communication infrastructure, although the two companies fill a different niche, Barnett told Cointelegraph.
Starlink is more suitable for providing service to remote areas without any mobile connectivity, while World Mobile Stratospheric is suitable for areas with a higher density of mobile users, Barnett added.
The satellite communication platform also requires buying special hardware for connectivity, said Barnett.
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