Exactly how the agency is integrating space into terrestrial 5G systems will be discussed by Florin-Catalin Grec, a Global Navigation Satellite System Evolutions Strategy Engineer in ESA’s Navigation Directorate, and his colleague Stefano Cioni, a Telecommunication Systems Engineer in ESA’s Technology, Engineering and Quality Directorate.

The pair will explore ongoing and future research-and-development activities.

ESA’s 5G hub – a centre for innovation designed to help the space industry to take advantage of the immense potential of converged satellite and terrestrial communications networks to create innovative applications that benefit society and the environment – will be highlighted by Antonio Franchi, who is Head of Future Programme Acquisition, Satellite Constellations, 5G and Artificial Intelligence in the Telecommunications and Integrated Applications Directorate at ESA.