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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Soft Bank, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
- Mortimer Hope (Mr), Associate Director and Africa Lead, Policy Impact Partners Ltd. - Yoshihisa Kishiyama (Dr), Senior Member, Space RAN Business, Space Compass Corporation - Geraldo Neto (Mr), Vice President, Telecommunications Management Group Inc. Chair of Sub-Working Group Agenda Item 1.4 of ITU-R WP 5D - Hiroyuki Tsuji (Dr), Director, Space Communication Systems Laboratory, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Shiro Fukumoto
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4. Quality Education
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10. Reduced Inequalities
13. Climate Action
Targets: HAPS would contribute to realize a society where people all over the world can live happy, fulfilling lives: by new communication system that uses the stratosphere and providing wide area coverage (SDG 9) by sustainable system (zero CO2 emissions during flight) (SDGs 7 and 13) by realizing a connected society by bridging the digital divide (SDGs 4 and 10)
panel discussion
HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station) is expected to be used as a solution to connect the unconnected areas from the stratosphere at an altitude of approximately 20 km, taking advantage of its characteristics of being able to cover a wide area and applying continuous connection even in natural disasters. Various players, including aircraft vendors, network vendors, telecom operators, and academia, are currently conducting research, development, and demonstration to realize HAPS. In addition, ITU-R is studying the expansion of frequencies for the use of HAPS as IMT Base Stations (HIBS) as Agenda Item 1.4 of World Radiocommunication Conference in 2023 (WRC-23). In this session, domestic HAPS providers, research institutes, and overseas experts on HAPS will introduce these initiatives and discuss expectations, challenges, and future prospects for HAPS/HIBS.
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