ATIS Launches Satellite 5G Working Group

Altran, AT&T, EchoStar, Eutelsat, GoGo, Hughes, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Ligado, Nokia, SES and Sprint are among the companies making up the Non-Terrestrial Networks 5G Integration Working Group announced Tuesday by ATIS. It said the group will focus on standards for non-terrestrial 5G networks, developing and coordinating technical positions. ATIS President Susan Miller said the WG will help ensure satellite systems are integrated into 5G. ATIS said the Intelsat chairs the group. It said the WG will develop technical proposals aligned between satellite and terrestrial 3rd Generation Partnership Project ecosystem parties, with the overall goal an end-to-end standard by Q3.