HAPS as a Connectivity Platform TechUK 08.06.17 Alexis Martin Christopher Casarrubias Access Partnership 2017 Agenda 1. Why HAPS? 2. HAPS advantages 3. HAPS characteristics 4. Spectrum needs 5. Takeaways 33 Access Partnership 2017 Connectivity Barriers Awareness 7.4 Affordability Billion Infrastructure 4 Access Partnership 2017 What “traditional” networks can do Terrestrial Satellite Very good indoor and Broad coverage urban coverage Infrastructure resilience High bit rate per user High Throughput Only in densely Satellites offer better populated areas performance Slow, phased and costly Still relatively expensive deployment for end-users No gradual deployment 55 Access Partnership 2017 HAPS Vision Complement terrestrial and satellite networks – not compete with existing services Provide backhaul globally to enable high-speed broadband delivery to underserved areas worldwide Sometimes referred to as High Altitude Pseudo- Satellites 66 Access Partnership 2017 Sound ecosystem Upper Airspace Alliance (UAA) • General Atomics • AltaDevices • Airbus • Northrop Grumman • Lockheed Martin • Google • Boeing • AeroVironment • Facebook Other Proponents • ESA • Thales Alenia Space • Chinese HAPS Companies 77 Access Partnership 2017 Advantages of HAPS Wide-area coverage • footprints larger than 100 km in diameter Low cost • very limited ground infrastructure • low OPEX and CAPEX expenditure Rapid deployment and flexibility • short lead times • easy maintenance and payload reconfiguration 88 Access Partnership 2017 Advantages of HAPS (cont’d) Geographical reach • can reach remote sites on land or sea Continuity of Service • advances in battery life • can operate continuously for 3 months Environmentally-friendly platforms • solar powered • almost null impact on the environment 99 Access Partnership 2017 Envisaged Applications Rural broadband Disaster relief services Multicasting/Broadcasting Intelligent transport systems Communications at temporary venues Overlay of terrestrial data links for resilience or “link failure recovery” Terrestrial backhaul in urban areas 1100 Access Partnership 2014