UKTIN Non-Terrestrial Networking Expert Working Group

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

Across the telecoms landscape, the group will explore themes around satellite systems (GEO, MEO and LEO), medium to high-altitude systems (including HAPS and UAS), integration and convergence, and user equipment.

Working in close collaboration with leading academic and industrial experts, the UKTIN Non-Terrestrial Networking group will address a range of key issues and questions.

As Chair of the NTN Expert Working Group, I'm committed to developing a UK strategy that brings academia and industry together to form a roadmap from 5G to 6G, and addresses the key NTN technologies that industry can focus on.”

BARRY EVANS

Professor of Satellite Communications - Institute for Communications Research (ICS) and 6GIC, University of Surrey

  • 3,000 +

    satellites in low Earth orbit

  • 10 %

    target UK share of the global space sector by 2030

  • 1971

    The year a British rocket placed a British satellite into orbit

  • Opportunities for NTN
    Opportunities for NTN

    Where can NTN become the first choice, rather than a backup?  And what opportunities exist for novelty and innovation for user terminals?

  • Diversification of supply chains
    Diversification of supply chains

    What opportunities exist for diversification in the NTN supply chains?

  • NTN integration
    NTN integration

    What are the practicalities of NTN integration with the future network ecosystem and what are the limits on convergence?

  • Barriers
    Barriers

    What remaining barriers must be broken down for satellite applications to transform IoT connectivity?

  • Opportunities for NTN
    Opportunities for NTN

    Where can NTN become the first choice, rather than a backup?  And what opportunities exist for novelty and innovation for user terminals?

  • Diversification of supply chains
    Diversification of supply chains

    What opportunities exist for diversification in the NTN supply chains?

  • NTN integration
    NTN integration

    What are the practicalities of NTN integration with the future network ecosystem and what are the limits on convergence?

  • Barriers
    Barriers

    What remaining barriers must be broken down for satellite applications to transform IoT connectivity?