December 2, 2022
The activity follows approval for satellite-driven 5G non-terrestrial networks (5G NTNs) from the 3GPP global telecommunications standards' body. 5G non-terrestrial networks could help to provide complete global 5G coverage – including areas currently not served by terrestrial networks. This initial work in France would be to test and validate 5G NTN to gain leverage from the satellite and ICT ecosystem.