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Smart ties up with Omnispace on 5G network

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Smart Communications Inc. said Thursday it teamed up with US-based Omnispace Llc to explore and demonstrate the capabilities of space-based 5G communications using low earth orbit satellites.

“This collaboration with Omnispace will allow our companies to work together to define use cases for the Philippine market,” said PLDT’s technology strategy and transformation office head Arvin Siena.

Siena said possible use cases include enabling 5G connectivity in remote areas, incorporating internet of things and sensors for use in monitoring weather disturbances and natural calamities and augmenting network coverage for disaster relief, maritime and telematics for vessels and equipment.

“This is also part of PLDT’s broader initiatives to future-proof our services, including Smart 5G. This includes exploring opportunities to team up with companies like Omnispace to test the interoperability of our network with their 3GPP-compliant 5G non-terrestrial network which will support the 5G ecosystem of the future,” Siena said.

Having launched Omnispace Spark-1 and Spark-2 in April and May, the company completed the deployment phase of “Omnispace Spark,” representing the initial phase in the development and delivery of the world’s first global 5G-capable satellite network.

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The Omnispace 5G NTN global network will interconnect with terrestrial or land-based mobile networks to serve mobile subscribers using the company’s 2 GHz mobile satellite spectrum allocation and operating in 3GPP band n256.

Omnispace network, the world’s first 3GPP-compliant 5G NTN system, is expected to deliver the power of 5G directly to billions of devices, extending the reach of mobile connectivity to enable people and assets to communicate in real-time through a single, seamless global service.

“We are excited to announce this collaborative agreement with Smart Communications, which shares our vision of delivering reliable mobile connectivity to consumer, government and enterprise users, everywhere,” said Brian Pemberton, vice president for sales and marketing at Omnispace.

“Together with Smart, we seek to bridge the digital divide, while also providing the communications infrastructure to power the development of the Filipino economy of the future,” he said.

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