Gilat Satellite Networks Announces Demonstration Of 3GPP-Compliant 5G Non-Terrestrial Network Connectivity Over Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILT, TASE: GILT))), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, today announced the successful demonstration of 3GPP-compliant 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity over a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite.

The demonstration validated the delivery of end-to-end high performance standardized 5G NTN services over existing GEO satellite infrastructure, representing a significant step toward seamless terrestrial–non-terrestrial network integration. More specifically, the demonstration confirmed key 5G NTN capabilities required for GEO operation, including 5G NTN VSAT and Hub technologies, latency compensation and protocol optimizations, addressing one of the primary technical challenges of 5G NTN over GEO satellites.

For mobile network operators, this milestone demonstrates how 5G NTN can complement terrestrial networks, providing ubiquitous connectivity where traditional cellular coverage is unavailable or impractical.