Global internet access from space for humanitarian applications

Abstract

The current internet of things leverages existing network infrastructures for communications and control. As devices proliferate in parallel with higher data rate communications and services, existing networks will become increasingly stressed, particularly in remote and underserved regions. There has been a renaissance in interest and investment in space - and suborbital-based high-data-rate communications networks - the internet of space (IoS). IEEE MTT-S, AP-S and EMC-S have joined together to create a technical community that provides global Internet Access from space-based or near-space platforms. Our goal is to ultimately provide Internet access to unreached 4.5B people of the world.