Mobile telecommunications via stratosphere

This paper offers a short review of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) technology that promises a low-cost and quick access to modern telecommunication services. Such a perspective has been appealing to all users in areas where the modern telecommunication infrastructure is lacking. With all its promises fulfilled, the HAPS technology will contribute significantly to bridging the digital gap and to improving the emergency and security communications. It will also offer an attractive alternative to the present solutions to the last-mile-problem .