The modern automobile is an artificial intelligence computer requiring constant contact with data networks to upload vehicle data and maintain the processing platform with software and firmware updates. 5G roll-out must include non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) to augment terrestrial cellular networks and achieve constant contact.
We have commercialized a satellite vehicle terminal based on a novel, flatpanel, electronically scanned, metamaterials antenna technology (MSAT) that makes high-throughput satellite connectivity to the consumer automobile a practical reality.