Low-Altitude Hangars & Vertiports

Why Low-Altitude Needs New Antennas

Conventional aviation operates at altitudes and speeds where ground-based wireless coverage is straightforward—a single high-power link does most of the job. Low-altitude operations are fundamentally different: vehicles fly between buildings, at speeds that create rapidly changing channel conditions, in dense traffic where vehicle-to-vehicle awareness is safety-critical. The antennas serving these vehicles must be lightweight, low-power, multi-band, and capable of high-mobility beam tracking.

The Vertiport as a Wireless Hub

Future urban air mobility relies on vertiports—dedicated terminals for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. These function as wireless hubs: aircraft check in, receive routing instructions, exchange data with ground controllers, and coordinate with other vehicles before departure. The antenna infrastructure at a vertiport must service many aircraft simultaneously, switch beams as vehicles take off and land, and maintain reliable links during transitions. Reconfigurable antenna systems with AI-driven scheduling fit this architecture naturally.

Communication-Surveillance Convergence

Air traffic safety depends on knowing where every vehicle is. Traditionally this is done with dedicated radar; for low-altitude operations, dedicated radar is too expensive to deploy widely. ISAC offers a path forward: the same antenna infrastructure that communicates with low-altitude vehicles simultaneously senses their position. We're developing aperture designs and AI-control algorithms specifically for this dual-function role.

Engagement Models

We work with three types of partners: (i) eVTOL and drone manufacturers integrating our airborne antennas into their vehicles; (ii) vertiport developers and air-mobility operators planning ground infrastructure; (iii) government and standardization bodies shaping low-altitude wireless spectrum policy.