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SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IN-FLIGHT BROADBAND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SERVICES

  • US 20110182230A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2009
  • Published: 07/28/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A ground-based wireless cellular communication system for providing in-flight broadband mobile communication services, comprising:

  • at least one ground-based base station adapted for generating at least one cell defining a solid angle of the space surrounding the base station, the ground-based base station further comprising at least one antenna array using two-dimensional-beamforming to generate at least one beam for serving at least one airplane in the space covered by the at least one cell using spatial-division multiple access, SDMA,whereinthe ground-based base station is adapted to form beams, in particular adaptive beams, for tracking the current position of the at least one airplane.

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