5G from Space: A Flight Path to Non-Terrestrial Networks

Driven by mutual interest, there is now unprecedented collaboration between the satellite communication and 5G mobile ecosystems.This white paper investigates activity in the satellite communications ecosystem to scale space-to-handset and space-to-Internet of Things (IoT) services. Heavy Reading argues that today’s space-to-X services based on proprietary satellite technology offer strong customer value and create a “flight path” for the sector to adopt standardized 3GPP technologies.