the European HeliNet
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In the present climate of growth in bandwidth-hungry telecommunication applications, wireless infrastructure providers are under continuous pressure to exploit the limited radio spectrum as efficiently as possible. In this context, highaltitude platforms (HAPs) are increasingly being cited as having an important role to play in future systems and applications. They have the potential to exploit many of the best aspects of terrestrial and satellite-based systems, while offering advantageous propagation characteristics. Such platforms may be airships or aircraft and for environmental considerations would ideally be solar powered. This paper reviews some of the recent studies under the European HeliNet programme— a consortium-led project to develop a pilotless solar-powered aircraft from which broadband communication services could be supported.
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