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5G from Space: An Overview of 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Networks
Xingqin Lin, Stefan Rommer, Sebastian Euler +2
We provide an overview of the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) work on evolving the 5G wireless technology to support non-terrestrial satellite networks. Adapting 5G to su…
Narrowband Internet of Things for Non-terrestrial Networks
Olof Liberg, Stefan Eriksson Löwenmark, Sebastian Euler +4
The Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) is a cellular access technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) to provide wide area connectivity for the In…
Sky High 5G: New Radio for Air-to-Ground Communications
Xingqin Lin, Anders Furuskär, Olof Liberg +1
Today, mobile operators are starting to deploy Fifth-Generation (5G) networks to expand the coverage ubiquity of broadband wireless service. In contrast, in-flight connectivity rem…
5G New Radio Evolution Meets Satellite Communications: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions
Xingqin Lin, Björn Hofström, Eric Wang +10
The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) completed the first global 5th generation (5G) new radio (NR) standard in its Release 15, paving the way for making 5G a commercial re…
Mobility Support for Cellular Connected Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Performance and Analysis
Sebastian Euler, Helka-Liina Maattanen, Xingqin Lin +3
Beyond visual line-of-sight connectivity is key for use cases of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as package delivery, infrastructure inspection, and rescue missions. Cellular…