Feasibility of High Throughput Wireless Communication Above 100 GHz in Indoor Scenarios

In this paper, we compare measured pathloss results from two indoor scenarios at 143 GHz with a simplified link budget to visualize the feasibility of high throughput wireless communication at these high frequencies. The paper concludes that the high-throughput communication can be achieved in indoor open areas, even if the Tx and Rx is not in LOS, but the increased penetration loss at these high frequencies together with a limited link budget make coverage though even thin indoor walls difficult and hence coverage predictions without floorplans difficult. The high penetration losses must also be considered if indoor stochastic propagation models above 100 GHz should be developed.