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PT02_Aviso4_0005

November 2015

Connecting Humans and Systems at Remote Ocean Areas using Cost-effective Broadband Communications

Rui Campos | Project Coordinator

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Motivation

Blue Economytraditional and emerging activities

Monitoringmarine ecosystems and their biodiversity

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Motivation

Dissemination of marine datacollected by ocean intelligent platforms

in remote ocean areas

Applications and servicesaccess to Internet-based applications/services

in remote ocean areas

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Problem

HF – narrowband

There is no communications solution enabling broadband, cost-effective Internet access at remote ocean areas in alternative to satellite communications

VHF Radio – narrowband

and half-duplex

Satellite – high costs

and narrowband

Mobile GPRS/3G/4G –broadband, only near shore

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Concept

Shore-sea communications solution

tethered aerostats used as Flying Wireless

Routers (FWR)

broadband Internet access at remote ocean areas through standard access technologies

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Concept

with lower costs and higher bandwidth

Coverage of large ocean areas

Low power wireless technologiesallow FWR running on renewable energy

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Concept

will enable affordable data

communications in remote ocean

areas through standard wireless

technologies

Pioneering solution

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Demonstrator

will be demonstrated at sea using

vessels for anchoring FWRs

BLUECOM+ prototype

demo will include real-time data

dissemination, voice and data

communications

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Impact

Scientists and Researchers potential of multi-hop airborne networks

for providing communications at sea

Marine Biotechnology and Deep Sea Mining remote monitoring, data collection and

dissemination in real-time

Coastal and Marine Water Management Systemdata collection and dissemination

Fisheries and Fishing Industry higher safety at sea, efficient business

processes, extension of land facilities

Maritime transport, logistics and ports broadband Internet access offshore, extension of

land facilities

Aquaculture Industry efficient business processes, security, and

remote monitoring

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

Consortium

Promoter: Partners:

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Portugal Atlantic Conference 2015, Porto, Portugal

http://bluecomplus.inesctec.pt

Thank you!