HAPSs

Tapping Into the Full Potential of the Stratosphere

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B9 L2 R2325

This talk examines how High-Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) leverage intelligent beam management and optical links to democratize broadband access and provide resilient solutions for disaster recovery.

KAUST researchers propose a distributed coordination framework for heterogeneous non-terrestrial networks

2 min read ·
First analyzed the unique characteristics of non-terrestrial networks (NTN) platforms with impact on network specification, and proposed an efficient distributed coordination framework for heterogeneous NTN, verified by a case study on IAB-enabled heterogeneous UAV networks.

Digital roads in the sky: Stratospheric communication networks would connect the unconnected

1 min read ·
Connectivity is a cornerstone of today’s world – but roughly one-third of the planet’s population isn’t linked up. Bridging that gap has proven challenging, because telecoms are hesitant to invest in the infrastructure to reach remote, sparsely populated areas. One solution is to lighten the load by moving communications infrastructure into the sky, where a network of flying platforms can link remote sites to satellites or terrestrial networks. But these high altitude platform stations (HAPS) technologies have applications and implications far beyond simply connecting rural communities. A HAPS