The decentralized telecommunication project uses unmanned aerial drones in the stratosphere to provide wireless services to users. World Mobile is launching a blockchain-enabled 5G network using drones to beam connectivity directly to users worldwide. The company partnered with Indonesian telecom firm Protelindo to create World Mobile Stratospheric, an initiative designed to bridge gaps left by traditional communication infrastructure worldwide. The project uses hydrogen-powered drones, flying at 60,000 feet in the stratosphere, to provide wireless coverage of up to 15,000 square kilometers per aircraft using 450 guidable beams, Charles Barnett, the chief business officer of World Mobile Group, told Cointelegraph. This aerial network outperforms satellite-based telecommunications, with “6ms of total latency,” allowing it to provide service “up to 18 times cheaper” per gigabyte than space-based infrastructure, Barnett said. Read more
TRINIDAD: Pakistan set a revised 181-run target for West Indies in the rain-affected second Pakistan vs West Indies ODI at the Brian Lara Stadium on Sunday. Multiple rain interruptions reduced the tourists’ innings to 37 overs. Hasan Nawaz remained unbeaten on 36 as Pakistan finished at 171 for seven in 37 overs. As per the […]
Madrid: Spain and seven other European nations on Sunday condemned Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City, warning it would kill large numbers of civilians and force nearly a million Palestinians from their homes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Friday greenlighted plans for a major operation to seize Gaza City, triggering a wave […]
Hollywood actor Josh Brolin has termed ‘Weapons’ an antithesis of “boring” streaming content amid the film’s $42.5 million box office debut. Click here to read more Lifestyle stories Directed by Zach Cregger, the horror film tells the story of a small town engulfed in chaos after 17 children mysteriously go missing on the same night. […]
A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) reported. The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir. No deaths were reported. About 10 buildings collapsed in Sindirgi, the epicentre of the earthquake, including a […]
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel’s far-right finance minister has demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrap his plan to seize Gaza City in favour of a tougher one, while Italy said on Sunday the plan could result in a “Vietnam” for Israel’s army. Netanyahu’s security cabinet, of which the minister, Bezalel Smotrich, is a member, approved the plan by […]