Niche communication services for regions with inferior coverage & short notice implementation

Continual advances in new Innovative Delivery Platforms (IDP) such as Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), High Altitude Platforms (HAP) and small satellites is presenting new opportunities in space and related sectors. Equipping these IDPs with increasingly compact equipment means they can serve as communication nodes thereby providing more attractive and cost effective solutions for exchanging a wealth of information to and from regions with inferior cellular/terrestrial coverage or where networks need to be setup dynamically at short notice. This in turn can stimulate the growth of more downstream services, applications and players as well as improving business models as part of the evolving Next Generation Network (NGN) eco-system. By using satellite navigation and BLOS satellite communications, e2E is building on its existing products to enable the use of IDPs to develop Complementary NGNs (CNGN) for particular enterprise customers and to meet sector specific needs. The goal is to deliver more affordable data communication services into currently under served regions and where traditional satellite-based communication services have been prohibitive to smaller enterprises due to high costs. The initially targeted user communities being considered are: Remote workers and communities; Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) M2M operations; Remotely controlled platforms (e.g. RPAS/UAV) for civil applications and typically for remote infrastructure monitoring; Military forces in the field.