Haaps Technology: Presented by

HAAPS TECHNOLOGY
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Contents
 What is HAAPS ?
 Why HAAPS ?
 Main Objective
 HAAPS Architecture
 Power Requirements
 HAAPS Projects
 Applications
 Conclusion
What is HAAPS ?
 High Altitude Aeronautical Platform Stations (HAAPS) is the name of a

technology for providing wireless narrowband and broadband
telecommunication services as well as broadcasting services .
 The HAAPS are operating at altitudes between 17 to 22 kms range in

stratospheric layer of the atmosphere.
 HAAPS are able to cover over 100 kms diameter ,depending on the minimum
elevation angle accepted from user’s location.
 The platforms may be aircrafts or airships(essentially balloons) and may be

manned or un-manned with autonomous operation coupled with remote control
from the ground.
Why HAAPS ?
 It combines most of the advantages of both satellite

and terrestrial systems while avoiding many of the
pitfalls.
 Traffic can be linked and switched among multiple

HAAPS, Satellites and Terrestrial gateways.
Main Objective
 Provision of the bandwidth that can support services like

multimedia applications (telephony,TV,High speeed internet
etc.,..)
 Ability to operate in a high frequency band on the radio

spectrum.
 Provision of increased capacity for terrestrial

telecommunication networks ,either by supporting more
users/cells without degrading performance or by providing
greater bandwidth.
HAAPS’ Architecture
On Board Equipment
Ground Installations
Power Requirements
 Solar powered aircraft must be capable of continuous flight.

Energy must be collected and stored at day to both power
the aircraft and enable to fly throughout the night.
 The air craft power system consists of photovoltaic cells
and a regenerative fuel cell.
 The main advantage of this method is that it eliminates the
need to carry fuel and to extract and compress air at
altitude.
Transmission and Coding Techniques
 WRC-97 had announced frequency bands for HAAPS in

around 47 GHz(downlink : 47.2 -47.5 GHz and uplink :
47.9-48.2 GHz).
 A very good approach is the use of adaptive coding and
modulation based on channel condition schemes.
 Three modulation schemes were examined for low, medium
and high data rate applications as GMSK,16-QAM and
rounded 64-QAM respectively.
Various HAAPS Projects
HAAPS have been proposed using both airship and aircraft technology.
1.Airship Technology
i. Sky station
ii. Sratsat
iii. Stratospheric Platform system from
Japan
2.Aircraft Technology
i.
Halo-proteus Sky tower
ii.
Heliplat
iii.
Sky station
 Sky station is the name of an airship system

planned by the US company “Sky Station
International”.
 Data rates for fixed services are 2 Mbps for
uplink and 10 Mbps for downlink.
 Data rates for mobile services are 9.6 -16
Kbps for voice and 384 Kbps for data.
 Cost of the project for a worldwide
infrastructure is estimated as $2.5 billion.
StratSat
 Startsat is an airship system planned by the UK

based company “Advanced Technology Group”
for both civilian and military applications.
 It is steered by by means of contra-Rotating

Coned Rotor mounted on a tailcone at the rear
of the envelope as part of a compound
propulsion system.
 This unit provides longitudinal thrust (to

counter stratospheric winds) and the lateral
force(for manoeuvring) to enable the airship to
hold station within a 1km cube.
Stratospheric Platform System from
Japan
 It is planned by the Wireless Innovation Systems Group of the
Yokosuka Radio Communications Research Center in Japan .
Halo-Proteus
Sky Tower Heliplat
Advantages
 HAAPS don’t require any launch vehicle.

 Once a platform is in position ,it can immediately begin delivering
service to its area without any global infrastructure.
 Provides a higher frequency reuse and thus higher capacity than

satellite systems.
 Each platform can be retrieved , updated and relaunched without

service interruption.
 They are powered by solar technology and non-polluting fuel cells.

HAAPS Issues
 Light weight.
 Wind Factor.
 Safety.
 Cost.
Conclusion
 HAPS will be deployed together with terrestrial and satellites
elements to provide another degree of flexibility for system
deployment that can be easily adjusted to the needs of the network
operators and users’ traffic demands
 HAPS will play a complementary role in future mobile system

infrastructure e.g. consisting of W-LAN, cellular, and satellite
mobile systems to ease the deployment and roll out of the 3G and
beyond 3G services

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HAAPS TECHNOLOGY

 High Altitude Aeronautical Platform Stations (HAAPS) is the name of a

 The HAAPS are operating at altitudes between 17 to 22 kms range in

 The platforms may be aircrafts or airships(essentially balloons) and may be

 It combines most of the advantages of both satellite

 Traffic can be linked and switched among multiple

 Provision of the bandwidth that can support services like

 Ability to operate in a high frequency band on the radio

 Provision of increased capacity for terrestrial

 Solar powered aircraft must be capable of continuous flight.

 WRC-97 had announced frequency bands for HAAPS in

 Sky station is the name of an airship system

 Startsat is an airship system planned by the UK

 It is steered by by means of contra-Rotating

 This unit provides longitudinal thrust (to

 HAAPS don’t require any launch vehicle.

 Provides a higher frequency reuse and thus higher capacity than

 Each platform can be retrieved , updated and relaunched without

 They are powered by solar technology and non-polluting fuel cells.

 HAPS will play a complementary role in future mobile system

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