The GSMA and the European Space Agency collaborate to innovate in terrestrial and satellite communications networks

Madrid, July 12 (European Press) –

The global employer of the mobile phone industry (GSMA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a Memorandum of Intent to collaborate in developing new technologies for terrestrial and satellite communications networks, the GSMA said in a statement.

“The ambition of this partnership is to further enhance the competitiveness of the mobile and satellite network industries by creating an ecosystem that can accelerate the development of new complementary technology solutions for businesses and consumers. The two organizations will join forces to accelerate innovation and integration between satellite communications with next-generation networks,” the authority explained. Fifth and future sixth generation networks.

The organization, headed by the President of Telefónica, José María Álvarez-Palet, indicated that the “key” to this link with the European Space Agency would end up in the GSMA foundry, which would work in “close cooperation” with the “5G and 6G hub of the European Space Agency”. , whose activity is directed through the European Center for Space Communications and Applications (Ecsat).

In this way, the agreement between both entities states that they will exchange “knowledge, ideas and test results” to help improve the integration of 5G and the future of 6G with non-terrestrial communication networks.

In this context, the association indicated that some of its recent reports indicate that the increased adoption and integration of satellite technologies by the telecommunications industry could lead to an increase of $35,000 million (about 31,800 million euros) in its income from now on. and 2035.