GSMA, ESA forge stronger ties between satellite and cellular industries

The mobile and satellite sectors have never been in such close alignment, and they are about to get even closer.
The GSMA and the European Space Agency (ESA) on Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of intent (MoI) that covers collaboration on new satellite and terrestrial network technologies.
Non-terrestrial networking (NTN) has been incorporated into the 3GPP’s 5G standard since Release 17, and work is already well underway to turn it into a commercial reality. The partnership