Perspectivas
5G NTN , recursos y conocimientos sobre 5G NTN del equipo de Gatehouse Satcom.
Analyze, Validate, Operate: The path from NTN idea to live service
Every NTN service starts as an idea and has to end as something that works in orbit. Between those two points is a journey, and we have spent 25 years learning where it runs smoothly and where it gets difficult. This piece walks through that journey the way we take customers through it, in three…
Software lifecycle management for regenerative NTN payloads
Updating a gNB in orbit takes weeks across a constellation. During that campaign, satellites running different software revisions must hand traffic between each other with protocol consistency intact.
Hybrid BGAN and 5G NR NTN: Building Deployment Resilience from Complementary Link Characteristics
A hybrid satellite architecture only has engineering value if the two bearers fail differently, scale differently, and serve distinct roles across the deployment lifecycle. Combining BGAN with 5G NR NTN exploits the specific propagation, protocol, and ecosystem characteristics of each path to maintain operational continuity while validating and scaling a standards-based system. This article examines…
Why time system mismatches cause silent failures in NTN deployments
An NTN system draws timing inputs from multiple sources. UE’s including IoT devices synchronise to GPS time via GNSS receivers. Orbital data and ephemeris predictions are commonly delivered in UTC. Computer infrastructure may internally timestamp in TAI. Operators schedule beams and analyse logs in UTC or local time. Each of these time systems is offset…
2026 es el año en que se hizo realidad.
Tras años de pruebas, el Mobile World Congress 2026 marcó un cambio fundamental en el impulso del mercado. He aquí por qué la conversación ha pasado de «si» a «cuán rápido» para la conectividad satelital 5G. Este año, en el recinto de Fira Gran Via, el ambiente se percibía fundamentalmente diferente. Si el MWC 2022 se centró en la «promesa» de la conexión satelital a teléfonos...
NB-IoT 5G NR Hybrid amplían el IoT satelital sin consumir energía
La mayoría de las organizaciones no necesitan «conectividad satelital». Necesitan resultados específicos. Sensores que permanezcan activos durante años. Activos que permanezcan visibles más allá de la cobertura terrestre. Dispositivos cuyo funcionamiento no resulte costoso en el momento en que el presupuesto para enlaces se reduzca. Por eso, la arquitectura más realista para los proyectos NTN actuales no es una única aire...
BGAN and 5G NR NTN: Designing Continuity into a Standards-based Satellite Architecture
A combined solution using BGAN alongside 5G New Radio NTN designs continuity into the system while moving towards a standards-based future. The most serious programmes are building an on-ramp, with both bearers serving defined roles across the deployment lifecycle. Why this matters now 3GPP Release 17 made NTN a standardised air interface. That was the…
Comprender los fundamentos del 5G para satélites: ¿Qué es 5G NTN?
As demand for global connectivity continues to grow, extending 5G beyond terrestrial networks has become an increasingly important part of the telecommunications landscape. Satellite-enabled 5G is now viewed as a practical complement to terrestrial infrastructure, enabling coverage in remote, rural, and hard-to-reach areas where ground-based networks remain limited. In recent years, standardisation efforts within 3GPP…
El papel de LEO en 5G NTN abriendo las puertas al futuro de la conectividad
El cambio hacia la órbita terrestre baja (LEO) no solo acerca los satélites a la superficie terrestre, sino que integra el espacio directamente en el ecosistema global 5G. Si bien LEO ofrecen la baja latencia y el alto rendimiento necesarios para la conectividad moderna, el verdadero desafío radica en gestionar la dinámica extrema de las «células» en movimiento y el efecto Doppler...