The HALO Network

Introduction
 The markets of broadband, wireless, and
multimedia network services are growing rapidly.
The challenges are
Ø Quality infrastructure that can be deployed
quickly and economically.
 Introduction
 The markets of broadband, wireless, and
multimedia network services are growing rapidly.
The challenges are
Ø Quality infrastructure that can be deployed
quickly and economically.
Ø Services must be delivered to businesses and
consumers, the end users of the network, at
affordable prices.
 Introduction
 The markets of broadband, wireless, and
multimedia network services are growing rapidly.
The challenges are
Ø Quality infrastructure that can be deployed
quickly and economically.
Ø Services must be delivered to businesses and
consumers, the end users of the network, at
affordable prices.
Ø The information bandwidth must be capable to
respond dynamically to the needs of the end
user.
 The HALO Network
Ø It stands for High Altitude Long Operation
NetworkTM .
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 The HALO Network
Ø It stands for High Altitude Long Operation
NetworkTM .
Ø It is a broadband wireless metropolitan area
network with a star topology.
 The HALO Network
Ø It stands for High Altitude Long Operation
NetworkTM .
Ø It is a broadband wireless metropolitan area
network with a star topology.
Ø The solitary hub is located in a HALO aircraft
also known as the High Altitude Aeronautical
Platform Station(HAAPS) operating at an
altitude higher than commercial airline traffic
and adverse weather.
 The HALO Network
Ø It stands for High Altitude Long Operation
NetworkTM .
Ø It is a broadband wireless metropolitan area
network with a star topology.
Ø The solitary hub is located in a HALO aircraft
also known as the High Altitude Aeronautical
Platform Station(HAAPS) operating at an
altitude higher than commercial airline traffic
and adverse weather.
Ø It is located at an altitude miles above
terrestrial wireless, but hundreds to
thousands of miles below satellite networks.
Architecture
 HALO Aircraft

Ø Powered by two fan jet engines.

Ø Fly for 8 hours shift at 16KM height.
Ø Houses the communication equipments.
Ø Covers an area of 100KM.
 Onboard Network Hub

Ø Carried in a large pod suspended from the

underbelly of the fuselage.
Ø Houses the antenna array which creates
hundreds of contiguous virtual cells on the
ground to serve thousands of users.
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 Subscriber Terminals
Ø Broadband facilities are provided through
1.Customer Premise Equipment(CPE) to home
and small offices.
2.Business Premise Equipment(BPE) for
business purposes.
Ø It can also be connected with non-HALO
networks like ATM networks, ISPs, etc.
Advantages
 Rapid Buildout
 A HALO Network can be put into operation within
weeks. Upon network activation, it provides
service to the full super metropolitan area.
High Signal Quality and
Availability
 At frequencies above 20 GHz, where wireless
broadband services are being licensed, high losses
of signals are caused by ground terrain, foliage and
rain. The high viewing angles to HALO aircraft (20
degrees or greater) assure signal paths free of
absorbing objects. The combination of a large
aperture and high signal power utilized by the
HALO Network allows service availability in regions
with high rainfall rates.
 High Bandwidth
 The initial capacity of the network will be on the
scale of 10 Gb/s, with growth beyond 100 Gb/s.
This enables services including but not limited
to T1 access, ISDN access, Web browsing, high-
resolution videoconferencing, large file
transfers, offsite training and Ethernet LAN
bridging.
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 Low Cost

 Negligible ground infrastructure, coupled with a

large footprint and multi-megabit-per-second
data rates make it extremely competitive on a
$/bit/square mile basis.
 Advantages Over Terrestrial
Networks
Ø Does not require complex geometries involving
many base stations interlinked by cabling or
microwaves.
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Ø Unlike terrestrial networks, reengineering of
the entire satellite network may not be
required to increase the system capacity.
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Ø Unlike terrestrial networks, reengineering of
the entire satellite network may not be
required to increase the system capacity.
Ø High look angle preventing signal fading.
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Advantages Over Satellite
Networks
Ø Satellite networks require more expensive
terminals with high power to achieve the
same data rates possible through the HALO
Network.
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Advantages Over Satellite
Networks
Ø Satellite networks require more expensive
terminals with high power to achieve the
same data rates possible through the HALO
Network.
Ø The capacity of a satellite network can be
increased only by adding more satellites,
which is very expensive.
Advantages Over Satellite
Networks
Ø Satellite networks require more expensive
terminals with high power to achieve the
same data rates possible through the HALO
Network.
Ø The capacity of a satellite network can be
increased only by adding more satellites,
which is very expensive.
Ø Unlike satellite systems, which are multi-billion
dollar investments, the HALO Network can be
financed one market at a time, which makes
it more suitable for developing countries.
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Ø The HALO aircraft is 10 to 1,000 times closer to
the user than a satellite, with 10 times the
available electrical power. Consequently, the
HALO Network can allocate significant
capacity directly to densely populated
regions.
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Ø The HALO aircraft is 10 to 1,000 times closer to
the user than a satellite, with 10 times the
available electrical power. Consequently, the
HALO Network can allocate significant
capacity directly to densely populated
regions.
Ø The central node, can be routinely serviced for
optimal performance, and be steadily
enhanced with emerging technologies.
 Conclusion
 The HALO network has already been deployed
in certain parts of USA by Angel Technologies
Inc.