Direct connectivity in L/S frequency bands between satellites and common mobile terrestrial
user equipment (UE), such as smartphones, is an essential feature for future 6G non …

Satellite direct-to-cell (D2C) connectivity considers the communication between satellites
and low-cost handheld devices on Earth. It represents one of the most challenging aspects …

Antenna arrays have a long history of more than 100 years and have evolved closely with
the development of electronic and information technologies, playing an indispensable role …

Recently, megaconstellations with a massive number of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are
being considered as a possible solution for providing global coverage due to relatively low …

Effective integration of terrestrial and nonterrestrial segments is one of the key research
avenues in the design of current and future wireless communication networks. To this aim …

Small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) are typically organized as a satellite constellation.
The satellite number of a LEO satellite constellation would be several hundred or even tens …

The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network is undergoing rapid development with the
maturing of satellite communications and rocket launch technologies, and the demand for a …

Works on pico-satellites have gained momentum recently, especially those that consider
pico-satellites as part of a much larger constellation or swarm. This feature allows pico …

Two large and low-profile panel antenna arrays, used as receiving and transmitting
antennas for mobile satellite communications, are described. The receiving and transmitting …

This work presents a Ka-band 16-element deployable active phased array transmitter (TX)
for satellite communication (SATCOM) in low earth orbit (LEO). To reduce the launch cost …