Eutelsat, MediaTek and Airbus Announce World’s First 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Connection, Leveraging OneWeb LEO Satellites
24 February 2025 – Eutelsat Group, MediaTek Inc. and Airbus Defence and Space have conducted the world’s first successful trial of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology over the Eutelsat OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. The tests pave the way for deployment of the 5G NTN standard, which will result in future satellite and terrestrial…