SATis5 5G testbed demonstration

A SATis5 demonstration took place on 15 and 16 November 2019 at Fraunhofer FOKUS in Berlin. It showed data from five LTE sensors, representing active devices like a phone, wearable, or car, act out an Internet of Things-style multimedia exchange, thanks to the SATis5 combined space-and-ground network routing the data to the Fraunhofer 5G Playground.

SATis5 is a distributed live demonstration platform: fixed ‘hubs’ of cutting-edge ESA-funded 5G routing equipment in Germany, Ireland and Luxembourg, a mobile node like a satcom-equipped van, and operator SES’s fleet of geostationary and medium Earth orbiting satellites, together providing 5G satellite and cellular connectivity options.

The demonstration served as a proof-of-concept of how satellite connectivity can be integrated with the future 5G architecture.