Univity claims first in-orbit 5G NTN TDD link over mmWave

French satellite communications company Univity announced uniSpark, its first in-orbit technology demonstration, establishing a fully bidirectional 5G NTN connection between a ground terminal and a 5G base station onboard a satellite. The test combined onboard regenerative 5G processing, a millimeter-wave link and TDD operation, and was conducted from a CNES site in Toulouse under the France 2030 program.

• Bidirectional 5G NTN link established between a ground terminal and an in-orbit base station
• First demo to combine onboard regenerative 5G, mmWave link and TDD operation
• Conducted from a CNES site in Toulouse as part of the France 2030 program
• Next phase is a 5G service demonstration project supported by CNES