5G services and network coverage will be greatly assisted by 5G SA satellite footprints all over the globe. The 5G technology can be successfully provisioned by proper number of small satellites (sat-cubes cluster of Ellon Musk and OQ-tech), following the new trend of big players (Ericsson, Huawei, NOKIA), in compliance with 3GPP TR 38.811 and 3GPP TR 22.822 “Study on using Satellite Access in 5G.
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