Alicante, 04/07/24 – Embention, pioneers in autopilots and critical avionics systems for autonomous vehicles, today announced that it has joined the HAPS Alliance, a non-profit association dedicated to building a high altitude platform stations (HAPS) ecosystem that brings digital sensing and connectivity to everyone, everywhere.
As a member of the HAPS Alliance, Embention will collaborate with world-leading telecommunications, technology, defense, aviation, and aerospace companies to accelerate commercial adoption, advocate for safety and regulatory standards, and build a cooperative HAPS ecosystem.
“We are pleased to join the HAPS Alliance,” said Javier Espuch, Chief Business Development Officer at Embention. “The Alliance provides Embention with the opportunity to advance the development and deployment of high-altitude unmanned aircraft systems. We value the HAPS Alliance’s mission to promote innovation and global adoption of these technologies.”
The HAPS Alliance members collaborate with other organizations to influence regulatory direction while promoting the benefits of HAPS in the stratosphere. The HAPS Alliance working groups bring together industry leaders to develop product specifications and promote standardization in the following ways:
- Telecom: Advocate for global harmonization of HAPS spectrum at ITU and national level; influence emerging commercial standards, including 3GPP non-terrestrial networks.
- Aviation: Promote industry-managed cooperative separation in the upper airspace, including collaborative testing, simulations, and pilot programs.
- Defense: Provide valuable input to the HAPS Alliance community, drawing on collective experience in the defense environment.
- Commercialization: Demonstrate the industry’s viability to potential customers and build a cooperative HAPS ecosystem.
- Interoperability: Develop product specifications and promote the standardization of interoperable haps network elements.
About the HAPS Alliance
The HAPS Alliance is an industry association of High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) industry leaders that include telecommunications, technology, defense, aviation and aerospace companies, as well as public and educational institutions. United by a mission to unlock the stratosphere to enhance connectivity and sensing services for civilian and government applications globally, the Alliance is working to accelerate the development and commercial adoption of HAPS technology by promoting and building industry-wide standards, interoperability guidelines and regulatory policies in the telecommunication, defense and aviation industries.
For more information, please visit https://hapsalliance.org/
About Embention:
Leading provider of advanced control systems for autonomous vehicles with 17 years of experience. Embention offers reliable autopilot systems, motor controllers and avionics for drones and eVTOL. With over 100 employees, it has a strong dedication to safe, efficient, and innovative autonomous flight. Listed on Euronext stock exchange, the company showcases its commitment to transparency and to address company growth to create value for stakeholders.
