Sateliot, Telefónica claim the first 5G roaming connection in space

Sateliot and Telefónica say they have extended the reach of 5G into space ‘for the first time in the history of telecommunications’. The test, which was supervised by the European Space Agency, provided satellite coverage extension to Telefónica’s cellular network through standard GSMA roaming using a regular SIM card on an IoT cellular device, which weas able to switch to the Sateliot network.

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Satellite constellations to generate $124.6bn by 2030, says ABI Research

The deployment of satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) for low-latency and high throughput network applications and extending terrestrial network (TN) coverage. This continues to drive the adoption of satellite services in the global telecommunications sector, which global technology intelligence firm ABI Research predicts will culminate in [$124.6 billion (€113.10 billion)] worth of annual service revenues from satellites by 2030.

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Keysight enables Quectel to complete 5G RedCap, NTN module verification

Keysight Technologies has recently enabled Quectel to verify that its Internet of Things (IoT) wireless modules support the 5G reduced capability (RedCap) and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) features. This has been done by establishing end-to-end data call connections using the Keysight S8711A UXM 5G Test Application.

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OQ Technology plans to grow its constellation from three to ten satellites in low Earth orbit

OQ Technology, a satellite operator of a 5G NB-IoT constellation, plans to grow its constellation from three to ten satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) this year. The seven satellites that will be added to the OQ Technology’s constellation, are the previously announced “MACSAT” and “PHI-Demo” satellites and five additional 6U nanosatellites, Tiger-4 to Tiger-8, which the company has already ordered.

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AccelerComm, TTP to deliver cell service from space with 5G NTN LEO

AccelerComm, a layer 1 5G IP specialists, and TTP, an independent technology and product development company based in the UK, have announced that they are jointly formulating a high-performance 5G LEO Regenerative base station for deployment on low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The project combines expertise and IP from the two companies and additional technology from partners to propose a dedicated 5G regenerative gNodeB solution tailored to support high-performance 5G services in the challenging environment of a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN).

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