In today's fast-paced business world, companies are constantly looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition and drive growth. One key strategy that many organizations are turning to is the addition of a board member, non-executive director (NED), fractional leader, consultant, or advisor from the UK. These individuals bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and fresh perspectives to the table, helping companies navigate challenges, make strategic decisions, and ultimate

US disaster scenarios routinely expose the fragility of terrestrial communications infrastructure, from coastal hurricanes to inland wildfires and floods. High-altitude platforms (HAPS) offer a way to add a persistent, wide-area coverage layer above the affected region, supporting first responders, utilities, governments and communities. This article explains how HAPS fits into disaster communications, where it adds the most value, and what boards and policymakers should cons

One of the most sensitive aspects of high-altitude platforms is not the airframe—it is the spectrum. HAPS must coexist with terrestrial mobile, fixed wireless, satellite and legacy services without causing harmful interference. This article explores the geometry of coverage from 60,000 feet, key interference risks and the strategic planning principles required to integrate HAPS safely into the US spectrum landscape.

US broadband coverage statistics often obscure a difficult truth: large parts of rural and small-town America remain underserved or effectively unconnected. High-altitude platforms (HAPS) offer a flexible, low-latency complement to terrestrial and satellite solutions. This article examines where the gaps really are, why traditional economics struggle to close them, and how HAPS can be used surgically to support underserved communities.

When wildfires, hurricanes or mass-casualty events hit, first responders rely on communications networks that are often fragile, fragmented or overloaded. High-altitude platforms (HAPS) offer a new way to extend coverage, add surge capacity and maintain resilient links between agencies. This article explains why altitude matters for public safety communications and how HAPS can act as a flexible fourth layer in US emergency response.

The United States still has vast operational regions with weak or no coverage - energy fields, mining zones, agricultural belts, tribal lands and logistics corridors. High-altitude platforms (HAPS) are returning as a strategic, low-latency communication layer ideally suited for these frontier environments. This article explains the economic, technical and policy forces driving renewed interest in HAPS, and where the technology delivers the greatest operational value.

Telecom, ICT and defence-tech firms face unique exposure to geopolitical, regulatory and supply-chain risk. China+1 is no longer optional: it is a governance standard. Distributed manufacturing, multi-node sourcing and compliance-driven supply-chain design are becoming competitive differentiators.

Global manufacturing is shifting into a distributed, multi-node model. Vietnam, India, Thailand and Mexico are securing the largest flows of China+1 investment, offering cost, risk and regulatory advantages. But upstream dependencies remain firmly China-centric.

China+1 is no longer a low-level supply-chain adjustment. It has become a structural redesign of global manufacturing, driven by risk mitigation, regulatory pressure and strategic resilience. Boards must treat China+1 as an operating-model shift, not a contingency.

High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) are rapidly redefining military ISR and secure communications. Defence ministries worldwide are exploring stratospheric platforms as a persistent, sovereign layer of capability above satellites and below space.