Concept for an M2M communications infrastructure via airliners

A new concept for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications infrastructure via airliners is presented. The main principles and resulting challenges are described. A first study on possible coverage within Europe and North America using airliners endorses the concept´s feasibility. Furthermore, system dimension aspects are investigated in a proof-of-principle manner to understand its feasibility. All commercial flights during 24 hours were considered on the basis of real global flight data. Paper´s goal is stimulating further research activities and ideas in this area.