Omnispace, a company developing 5G links between satellites and mobile phones, joined Lockheed Martin to develop plans for a global telecom network, Lockheed Martin announced recently.
“The proposed global 5G standards-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) would offer commercial, enterprise and government devices ubiquitous communications worldwide,” Lockheed Martin said in a press release.
Seamless, global 5G connectivity promises a wide range civil and commercial applications, plus the ability to support defense, government and military use, the release said.
Omnispace said in February it had raised an additional $60 million – nearly doubling its available capital - to develop a network in which mobile phones and other devices would seamlessly switch from terrestrial networks to 5G satellites in regions with spotty coverage.