India, May 26 -- A global research team, involving five organisations: the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), SKY Perfect JSAT (JSAT), TMY Technology (TMYTEK), Rohde & Schwarz, and VIAVI Solutions, has successfully demonstrated a new 5G satellite technology that could soon allow regular mobile phones to connect in remote areas like Antarctica, where only satellite phones currently work.

The live demonstration took place at the World Expo 2025 Singapore Pavilion in Osaka, Japan. It marked the first-ever end-to-end cross-country 5G New Radio (NR) non-terrestrial network (NTN) signal transmission between Singapore and Japan.

Together, they showcased how a 5G signal sent from Singapore through a user device was transmitte...