Development & Testing

Vehicle Development

Criteria

Capabilities needed in a commercially viable WIP with a primary mission of telecommunications
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Vehicle must be able to withstand multiple launches and landings

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Vehicle must be able to maintain a relatively stationary position at altitudes between 60,000 and 72,000 feet (18 to 22 km)

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Vehicle must be able to operate for 3 to 6 months on station

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Vehicle must be able to support a Telecom Payload of at least 55 Kgs

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Vehicle solar panels must be able to produce adequate DC power during daylight hours to support electric motors and avionics, and Telecom Payload, charging the batteries for overnight operations

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Batteries must have adequate capacity to power the vehicle and the communications payload during hours of darkness

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Vehicle must have secure remote monitoring and autonomous control capability

HAP Coverage

Area

From vision to reality, Avealto HAPs (High Altitude Platforms) are currently being tested, honed and readied for commercial deployment.

Initial WIP

Coverage

Panama Canal Zone
Indonesian Archipelago

• Due to topological obstacles and radio propagation characteristics, the coverage area for each WIP is ~240 km (150 miles) in diameter

  • • Single WIP over the Panama Canal could provide
  • - Maritime Ku-band services for all vessels in the Canal Zone,
  • - backhaul services to remote areas for a mobile phone operator,
  • - direct-to-home and office broadband internet to remote areas in Panama that do not have broadband service available.

• Three additional WIP vehicles could cover the rest of Central America

2023 – Final Stage of Launching

Commercially Viable WIPs

Atmospheric

Wind Pattern

A WIP vehicle operates in the stratosphere, at altitudes of 20 km, above weather conditions in a relatively stable environment

Backed By Robust Intellectual Property

– Patent Pending

Patents Filed in 2022

Communications Platform

  • • Comprises at least one vehicle maintained at a constant position at an altitude of 15km to 22km
  • • Comprises a communications payload for providing a communications relay service with a ground station within one or more of the C-band, X-band, Ku-band, K band, and Ka-band

Novel Antenna

  • • Antenna assembly comprising a patch antenna and a deflector – to reduce sidelobe gain of the patch antenna, which projects from a plane of the patch antenna

Airship Control System ​

(filed in the US and the UK)

  • • Lighter-than-air vehicle comprising a steering and propulsion system, and a control system
  • • The control system comprises sensors to monitor the position and orientation of the vehicle and is configured to control the operation of the steering and propulsion system based on sensed data

Avealto Can Help In Achieving

The UN Sustainable ​ Development Goals​

Environmental
Social
Governance

7

Affordable And
Clean Energy

13

Climate Actiony

1

No Poverty

4

Quality Education

10

Reduced Inequalities

9

Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure​

18%

Share of renewables in total final energy consumption in 2019

6%

Increase in energy-related CO2 emissions in
2021

676m

Number of people living in extreme poverty in 2022

63%

Of school-age children with no access to internet at home

94%

Of the unconnected population lives in Lower Middle-income Countries (LMICs)

12%

Of the population in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have just 2G coverage

Avealto’s contribution in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • • 100% solar-powered WIP vehicles
  • • 3x lower power requirements for ground terminals than satellites
  • • Utilises efficient battery and solar power systems, resulting in ZERO CO2 emissions during flights
  • • Increases connectivity across the globe through a low-cost alternative to satellites. The deployment of 200+ WIP vehicles is also expected to generate remote work opportunities
  • • Provides connectivity to the unconnected / under-connected schools globally (19% in Indonesia)(1) to ensure equal access to quality education
  • • Connects remote regions and LMICs to global markets at 20% to 50% lower costs and higher-quality Internet than satellites
  • • Creates local jobs in the service area
  • • Provides innovative wireless telecoms infrastructure technology, via a 100m helium-filled “airship”, at places where terrestrial networks can’t reach

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Affordable And
Clean Energy

18%

Share of renewables in total final energy consumption in 2019
  • • 100% solar-powered WIP vehicles
  • • 3x lower power requirements for ground terminals than satellites

This Is How Avealto

Reduces Communication Costs ​ Significantly​

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Cost-Effective - Delivers each MHz of capacity at a lower cost than a satellite​

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Superior - ca 90% lower latency than conventional satellite technologies resulting in 20% to 30% higher throughput

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Efficient - Delivers more Mb(1) of capacity per MHz​

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Sustainable - Avealto WIP’s stationary position relative to Earth means lower power consumption for ground terminals

Avealto Is Well Positioned

For Success

Can the existing / upcoming GEO / LEO players provide affordable service to these ca 600m people?

Assuming the population addressable by satellite remains constant till 2029 (the most conservative scenario)…​

Satellite Broadband Users

Why existing / upcoming GEO / LEO players cannot fill this huge gap?

High capital expenditure

  • • Existing / upcoming GEO / LEO players require capital expenditures of ~$10 billion(1) for a global rollout
  • • This means higher costs for VSAT / WISP / Telecoms operators and consumers​

Low quality

  • • GEO satellites have a latency (information delay) of over 500ms(3)​
  • • LEO satellites have a latency (information delay) of 20ms to 80ms(3)​

High cost to consumers

  • • With the existing / upcoming GEO / LEO satellites, consumers will need to buy and install separate ground terminals
  • • Consumers will end up paying higher costs for a lower-quality Internet access

Why is Avealto capable of filling this void?

  • • Requires only ca $230m(2) for a global rollout​
  • • Cost per Gbps is 7x to 11x(4) lower than the existing satellite technologies
  • • ~10x lower latency (4ms) than the existing satellite technologies
  • • Can use the existing ground terminals

Avealto Testing And Development

2013 To 2020

Avealto’s Key Development and Testing Activities

Solar Panel Endurance Test

Black Rock Desert – Nevada
(May 2016)

Unpowered Vehicle Testing (Ascender 12 – 12m Vehicle)

Black Rock Desert – Nevada
(September 2017)

First Test Flight of Ascender 28

Black Rock Desert – Nevada
(September 2018)

Subscale Vehicle Testing

Brabazon Hangar – Bristol, UK
(November 2020)

Additional float tests of the Ascender 28 vehicle were conducted in May 2019 to test new helium release valves and altitude control systems

Expand Markets Served –

  • - Unconnected/Under-connected
  • - Institutions
  • - Maritime
  • - Archipelagos
  • - Remote Areas

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