India, Sept. 9 -- Capgemini, a global provider in business and technology transformation with Thales, a global provider in advanced technologies for Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors and Thales Alenia Space a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%),with over 40 years of experience in the space sector, have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) under the France 2030 programme to lead a demonstration project focused on 5G direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity. The initiative forms part of a government-supported call for proposals aimed at advancing strategic technologies.

The project, titledU DESERVE 5G, aims to demonstrate the feasibility of direct communication between satellites and mobile de...