Ericsson, Qualcomm and French aerospace firm Thales bring 5G networks into space

Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, and French aerospace company Thales plan to provide a more complete global 5G network service through satellite in the form of a non-terrestrial network. This will allow even more difficult-to-build network service areas to have convenient networking resources.

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The preliminary work currently being carried out in France is expected to test and verify the operation mode of the 5G non-terrestrial network, so as to confirm whether the experience of connecting through a smartphone is as expected. In this way, 5G network services can be used everywhere on the earth, regardless of factors such as terrain, and on the other hand, it can maintain the normal operation of the network in the event of unexpected disasters, etc. or further, expand 5G network services to extreme regions and oceanic waters where it is currently difficult to build 5G networking resources.

With the security feature of satellite connection, the 5G non-terrestrial network can become a communication channel for national government agencies, thereby ensuring the safety of the network used by national agencies and government units.