VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES NETZWERKS ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG INSBESONDERE VON INTERNET ÜBER DIE GESAMTE OBERFLÄCHE DER ERDKUGEL, NUTZLAST UND FLUGZEUG, DAS SEINE IMPLEMENTIERUNG ERMÖGLICHT

摘要

The invention relates to a method for producing a network for the provision of data signals of Internet and/or television type over the entire surface of the terrestrial globe, linking by digital wireless link at least one aircraft (300) with the terrestrial station (200) on the one hand and on the other hand with at least one send and receive means fixed or carried by at least one user (400), deploying at an altitude of less than or equal to ten kilometres above the surface of the terrestrial globe, and being equipped with one or more payloads powered by the energy of the aircraft (300) in such a way as to serve as send and receive relay for the provision of signals of at least one type over the surface of the terrestrial globe. Said method is noteworthy in that the power of the signals (radiations) emitted by the payload is modulated so as to vary as a function of the altitude of the aircraft (300) and can therefore vary from 0% on the ground to 100% in cruising flight. The invention also relates to the payload and the aircraft enabling said method to be implemented. Applications: wireless network provision.