In today’s modern society, the unpredictability of the world around us is evident. Recent global events have underscored the fact that, despite our desires, we cannot always control nature and external forces. Satellites, on the other hand, serve as a reliable safeguard for our crucial communication infrastructure, providing protection in the event of major disruptions that could affect essential aspects of our lives such as financial transactions, trade, communication, the media, security and power distribution.
We must master our own domains
To governments all over the world, the lesson is quite clear: Every nation needs to strengthen its ability to adapt, deploy and control its critical communication infrastructure under all thinkable circumstances — be they international conflicts, impacts of the climate catastrophe, earthquakes or whatever else the future holds in store for us.
Normally, we would rely on the capabilities of our existing terrestrial networks to communicate in times of a major global crisis. However, in these times of unrest and uncertainty, we must have alternative networks in place to maintain our ability to communicate and safeguard critical infrastructure. This is why we should turn to space and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) in order to be prepared for just about anything.
The integration of NTN and terrestrial (TN) technologies goes beyond mere coexistence; it represents a seamless merger in which one complements the other to create a unified, robust 5G ecosystem. By leveraging the strengths of both, such as the wide coverage and resilience of NTN with the high capacity and low latency of TN, we can unlock unprecedented possibilities for connectivity.
One example of how we are already embracing the potential of NTN is the deployment of high-speed, low-latency mobile broadband internet via satellite in remote and rural locations. This is typically established through satellites beaming internet to a dish on the…
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