Referring to FIG. 1, a global-scale communication network 100 includes a variety of communication devices 200, e.g., 200a, 200b, 200c, 200d, 200e, and 200f, associated with communication terminals such as, for example, stationary communication terminals 300, satellites 400, and high-altitude platforms (HAP) 500, such as an airplane 500a. The communication devices 200a-f may communicate directly or indirectly with one another. The stationary communication terminals 300 may be building stationary terminals 300a located on the rooftop of buildings or ground stationary terminal 300b located on the ground. The stationary communication terminals 300 may receive a communication signal 20 from another stationary terminal 300, a satellite 400, or a HAP 500, and reroute the communication signal 20 to another stationary terminal 300, a satellite 400, or a HAP 500, or in some examples, to one or more user devices 110, 120, each of which may be associated with a user 112, 122. The satellite 400 may be in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), or High Earth Orbit (HEO), including Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). The network 100 may also include HAPs 500 that operate at high altitudes (e.g., 17-22 km). For instance, HAPs 500 may be released into the earth's atmosphere, e.g., by an air craft, or flown to the desired altitude.