Access Partnership
HAPS – Steady progress towards commercial service
08 January 2024
4 minutes
Professor William Webb, CTO of Access Partnership
Access Partnership
HAPs and satellite for mobile connectivity – is it different this time?
High altitude platforms (HAPs) and satellites have been promising to revolutionise mobile connectivity for at least 30 years. HAPs such as drones, aerostats and balloons have been suggested for spot coverage, emergency use and more recently projects such as Google Loon tried balloons to deliver…
