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Communications from Aerial Platform Networks delivering “Broadband for All”

Will deliver ‘Broadband for All’ from high altitude aerial

platforms

Balanced research, development and exploitation activities

€5.6M project involving >60 people from complementary organisations

Started Nov 03 and runs for 3 years

Japanese collaborator strengthens project

Y o r k E l e c t r o n i c s C e n t r e ( U K )

U n i v e r s i t y o f Y o r k ( U K )

J o z e f S t e f a n I n s t i t u t e ( S L )

P o l i t e c n i c o d i T o r i n o ( I )

U n i v e r s i t a t P o l i t e c n i c a d eC a t a l u n y a ( E S )

C a r l o G a v a z z i S p a c e ( I )

B u d a p e s t U n i v e r s i t y o fT e c h n o l o g y & E c o n o m i c s( H U )D L R ( D )

B T e x a c t ( U K )

S k y L I N C L t d ( U K )

E u r o C o n c e p t s S r l ( I )

C S E M ( C H )

C o n t r a v e s A G ( C H )

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13 Partners

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan

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HAP Network Concept

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Simple picture

Not to Scale!

Up to 300km/hUp to 120Mbit/s

28GHz, 48GHz,+ optical backhaul and interplatform

17-22km

Fixed BFWA particularly for rural locations

Moving TrainWLA

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WLAN WLAN

WLAN

Phased Array, Smart Antenna

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HAPs - What are they ?

Either airships or planes Situated typically 17-22km above the Earth

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Key Technical Activities of CAPANINA project

Applications/Business ModelsMarkets Outline system architecture

Communications Links & Networking Identification of Standards for mobile scenarioMm-wave propagation model characterisationResource management/spectrum sharing methodologiesNetwork architecture for multimedia services

Communications NodesEquipment for trialsSmart antenna development – vehicles & HAPOptical comms equipment

Testbed Development

Yr 1: UK Trial -300m tethered aerostat

Yr 2: Italy / Sweden’ Trial - Stratospheric balloon test

Yr 3 : ‘Japanese’ Trial

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HAP Architecture

60km

Backhaul via satellite for remote areas

FibreNetwork

Broadband Services

FibreNetwork

Local Backhaulto Hub for lessremote areas

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STRATOSPHERE

MESOSPHERE

TROPOSPHERE10 km

50 km

100 km

IONOSPHERE

THERMOSPHERE

80 km

0 km

HAPSupersonicAircraft

Structure of the Atmosphere

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Coverage from a HAP

Potentially very large coverage.

E.g. - 1 HAP over London @ 20 km altitude: line of sight:

5º elevation

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Developing a Commercial solution

CONFIDENCE

INVESTMENT

DEVELOPMENT

DEMONSTRATION