LughM 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-up132arrow-down13
arrow-up129arrow-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.comLughM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-square@CanadaPlus@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish1•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.
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.