Communications from Aerial Platform Networks delivering “Broadband for All”

2. 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 13 Partners National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Japan

3. HAP Network Concept

4. WLAN Simple picture 28GHz, 48GHz,+ optical backhaul and interplatform Fixed BFWA particularly for rural locations 17-22km Phased Array, Smart Antenna Moving Train Up to 300km/h Up to 120Mbit/s WLAN WLAN WLAN Not to Scale!

5. Either airships or planes Situated typically 17-22km above the Earth HAPs - What are they ?

6. Key Technical Activities of CAPANINA project • Applications/Business Models • Markets • Outline system architecture • Communications Links & Networking • Identification of Standards for mobile scenario • Mm-wave propagation model characterisation • Resource management/spectrum sharing methodologies • Network architecture for multimedia services • Communications Nodes • Equipment for trials • Smart antenna development – vehicles & HAP • Optical comms equipment • Testbed Development • Yr 1: UK Trial -300m tethered aerostat • Yr 2: Italy / Sweden’ Trial - Stratospheric balloon test • Yr 3 : ‘Japanese’ Trial

7. Backhaul via satellite for remote areas Local Backhaul to Hub for less remote areas Fibre Network Fibre Network HAP Architecture Broadband Services 60km

8. HAP Supersonic Aircraft Structure of the Atmosphere IONOSPHERE THERMOSPHERE 100 km 80 km MESOSPHERE 50 km STRATOSPHERE 10 km TROPOSPHERE 0 km

9. 5º elevation Coverage from a HAP • Potentially very large coverage. • E.g. - 1 HAP over London @ 20 km altitude: line of sight:

10. CONFIDENCE INVESTMENT DEMONSTRATION DEVELOPMENT Developing a Commercial solution