Regulatory and spectrum policy challenges for combined airspace and non-terrestrial networksShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Telecommunications Policy, ISSN 0308-5961, E-ISSN 1879-3258, Vol. 49, no 1, article id 102875Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The recent advancements in the aviation and space industries facilitate new types of users in the sky, e.g., electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. To unlock the full potential of these innovations, it is crucial to create interconnected three-dimensional networks that integrate airspace and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) with their terrestrial counterparts, also known as Combined Airspace and Non-Terrestrial Networks (ASN). Combined ASN needs a flexible and adaptive network architecture with multiple, and partly converging technologies, such as air-toground, satellite, and high-altitude platforms, with a focus to cover both ground and aerial users. In addition to technical challenges, spectrum policy and regulatory aspects will affect the wireless network design and management schemes in three-dimensional space. Hence, this paper introduces regulatory and spectrum policy challenges posed by the development of combined ASN. This paper investigates a hypothetical urban air mobility use case with an eVTOL aircraft that operates as a flying taxi.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2025. Vol. 49, no 1, article id 102875
Keywords [en]
6G, Airspace, Institutional structure, Non-terrestrial networks (NTN), Regulation, Spectrum, Terrestrial networks
National Category
Telecommunications
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-358752DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102875ISI: 001389521600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85207015769OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-358752DiVA, id: diva2:1929670
Note
QC 20250121
2025-01-212025-01-212025-01-21Bibliographically approved