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Go to topicEngineers have communicated via video link using connectivity delivered by 5G terrestrial networks and a combination of satellites in different orbits, as part of an experiment led by ESA’s 5G/6G Hub.
The test connected communications research facilities in the UK, the Netherlands and France.
Such multi-orbit connections are a crucial facet of next-generation communications, improving network capacity, coverage and resilience.