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Technical Overview of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks

Everything you need to know about NTN technology. Learn about the major aspects, procedures and technical challenges of NR-NTN and IoT-NTN.


June 03, 2025 by Rohde & Schwarz
Topics Covered
NTN Architecture and Constellation Aspects
NTN Use Cases
NTN RF Aspects and Challenges
User Equipment Capable of NTN
NTN Procedures and Protocols

White Paper Overview 

5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) is a technology aiming to enable 5G user terminals on or close to the earth’s surface to connect to non-terrestrial base stations located on satellites. It's a technology that has still to undergo much long-term evolution. This white paper covers everything you need to know about the major aspects of the technology and corresponding challenges. It incorporates the latest state of the technology involved, representing the current status of the standardization work ongoing in 3GPP.

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