Non-Terrestrial Networking

UKTIN is excited to announce that recruitment has opened today for the Chair positions for our eight Special Interest Groups.

An ambitious new development phase of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub has begun.

The agency is extending the facility’s satellite-enabled communications technologies and pursuing new collaborations with industry, as part of its drive to accelerate the 5G digital transformation of the European economy.

ESA is continuing its commitment to strengthening international cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of 5G/6G communications with the Satcom Forum of South Korea, a group of 41 leading Korean companies including LG, Intellian and KT SAT.

Today,  we announce an important milestone in the continuing development of UK-India Collaborations in Telecoms Research & Innovation by the signing of an important MoU between Bharat  6G Alliance and the UK-India Future Networks Initiative (UKI-FNI), supported by UK Telecoms Innovation Net

• The two companies announce a bold plan to build “seamless 5G connections” between mobile and satellite networks to provide connectivity worldwide
• Development of new 3GPP 5G standards for non-terrestrial networks lays the foundation for the “ubiquitous network”
• SoftBank and Intelsat a

The Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) market is entering a new mass adoption phase. During 2H 2024, the iOS release 18, and Android 15 are set to introduce satellite messaging as a core feature, enabling millions of devices worldwide to tap into satellite connectivity.

Hello, I'm Saba Al-Rubaye, a Professor of Telecommunications and Autonomous Systems at Cranfield University's School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing. I also lead research and development at the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre, focusing on advancing 6G technology, digital twin and air mobility solutions.

GSMA Intelligence begins tracking NTN developments as satellite and telecom converge

The company is deploying the first 5G-IoT satellite constellation and has secured €200 million in contracts. 

The launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket will take place from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. 

50 operators in 37 countries and territories planning satellite services, with 10 operators already commercially launched

UKTIN spoke to Barry Evans, Chair of UKTIN’s NTN Expert Working Group to learn more about its Future Capability Paper, which was published today. You can find more information on the future capability paper series here.

UKTIN spoke to Tim Hatt, Head of Research at GSMA - a non-profit industry organisation that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide - to learn more about NTN, discussing his trend research and reports. 

NTN has come a long way: there are currently around 1,000 active organisations in the UK and visitors to Barcelona next month can expect to see a plethora of companies at MWC.

Hi, I’m Rob Maunder, the CTO of AccelerComm, a spinout company that I founded in 2016.

By connecting industry and academia, the Satellite Applications Catapult gets new research off the ground and into the market more quickly. UKTIN speaks to  Paul Febvre, CTO to learn more.

Hi, I’m Peter Kibutu. I lead the 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks activities at TTP, a product and technology consultancy working at the intersection of science and engineering across wireless communications, healthcare, life science, clean tech and so much more.

The UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) Non-Terrestrial Networking Expert Working Group focuses on a range of non-terrestrial network architectures and applications.