Satcom Shouldn't Be Discouraged by 5G Specs, NSR Says
While 5G specifications for satellite communications seem "unattainable" today, "5G is great news for the satellite industry" because it points to easier integration and opening of new markets like IoT and multicast streaming, Northern Sky Research analyst Lluc Palerm-Serra blogged…
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Monday. He said the "highly touted" 10 Gbps per connection target shouldn't discourage satcom: LTE had been aiming for 1 Gbps for a decade after the standard was finalized and the majority of LTE networks still don't meet that performance level, "so do not expect networks to meet 5G promises overnight." He said top satellite performance reaches terrestrial specifications.