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Experimental Study of a Tethered Balloon Using 5G Antenna to Enhance Internet Connectivity

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Intelligent Computing

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems ((LNNS,volume 285))

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The internet plays a massive part in the present, and daily lives, which may affect it, are similar to oxygen for this tech world. Therefore, researchers strive towards researching and experiments to solve some of the wireless communication system issues. This paper aims to provide wireless communication services using a tethered balloon that can be allocated to provide Internet services to two main applications; 1) remote regions; 2) short-term large-scale events. In order to design our system, this paper presents a helium balloon, smart 5G antenna, and telecommunication payload as the main parts, as well as a suitable propagation model that is modelled with careful consideration of elevation angle to deliver the best possible wireless services. Results infer that the proposed configuration not only could enhance internet connectivity but also empower the internet of things (IoT) and 5G technology in a cost-effective manner with a significant coverage footprint.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for funding this project through Taif University Researchers Supporting Project Number (TURSP-2020/265).

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  1. Department of Computer Engineering, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Samirah A. Alhusayni, Shuruq K. Alsuwat, Shahd H. Altalhi, Faris A. Almalki & Hawwaa S. Alzahrani

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Alhusayni, S.A., Alsuwat, S.K., Altalhi, S.H., Almalki, F.A., Alzahrani, H.S. (2021). Experimental Study of a Tethered Balloon Using 5G Antenna to Enhance Internet Connectivity. In: Arai, K. (eds) Intelligent Computing. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 285. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80129-8_46

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