Concept for an M2M communications infrastructure via airliners

A new concept for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications infrastructure via airliners is presented. The main principles and resulting challenges are described. A first study on possible coverage within Europe and North America using airliners endorses the concept's feasibility. Furthermore, system dimension aspects are investigated in a proof-of-principle manner to understand its feasibility. All commercial flights during 24 hours were considered on the basis of real global flight data. Paper's goal is stimulating further research activities and ideas in this area.