{"id":2787,"date":"2025-09-11T16:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/capgemini-thales-and-thales-alenia-space-selected-by-cnes-for-5g-direct-to-device-demo-under-france-2030\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:59:28","slug":"capgemini-thales-and-thales-alenia-space-selected-by-cnes-for-5g-direct-to-device-demo-under-france-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/capgemini-thales-and-thales-alenia-space-selected-by-cnes-for-5g-direct-to-device-demo-under-france-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space Selected by CNES for 5G Direct-to-Device Demo Under France 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover1194_638931665104718076.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Capgemini, Thales and Thales Alenia Space Selected by CNES for 5G Direct-to-Device Demo Under France 2030\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover1194_638931665104718076.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover1194_638931665104718076.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Capgemini, a global leader in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defense, Aerospace and Cyber &amp; Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo&nbsp;(33%), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed call for projects under the France 2030 program to lead an innovative demonstration of 5G direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>The project named U DESERVE 5G will demonstrate the feasibility of direct communications between satellites and mobile devices or fixed terminals (5G direct to device, or D2D). A demonstrator satellite will be placed in low-Earth orbit to test interoperability between terrestrial and non-terrestrial 5G networks. The project will use a set of scenarios to evaluate how smoothly devices can switch between satellite and terrestrial 5G coverage, which is a crucial step toward truly global, seamless, and uninterrupted connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when anytime, anywhere connectivity has become a strategic priority both to meet market demand and ensure infrastructure resilience in crises satellite technology is emerging as a crucial and complementary solution alongside terrestrial networks.<\/p>\n<p>At the core of the project is an innovative 5G satellite payload with an active antenna. It will enable voice calls and data transmission directly between the satellite and a test mobile device, without routing via a ground station. The demonstrator will include all components of the chain: test satellite, payload, NTN ground segment, and test mobile devices. It will be compatible with Release 17 of the 3GPP 5G standard and will provide an end-to-end test platform to evaluate the performance of the 5G NTN\/TN system and trial use cases, especially involving the Internet of Things (IoT).<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on its expertise in telecommunications and its successful efforts to promote satellite 5G&nbsp;standardization, Thales Alenia Space will lead the consortium, which brings together:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capgemini, responsible for radio access solutions and 4G\/5G core networks.<\/li>\n<li>Thales which will assess the feasibility of a 5G D2D terminal with a directional antenna operating in the future C band.<\/li>\n<li>Orange, which will contribute its operator expertise and host the demonstration at its Bercenay facility in France.<\/li>\n<li>SES, in charge of studying the implementation of D2D services.<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm which will supply a 5G NTN-compatible test mobile terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Loft Orbital, responsible for the platform, AIT (assembly, integration, testing), launch reservation, and satellite operations for the demonstration phase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cThis new 5G D2D project paves the way for Thales Alenia Space to provide high-speed coverage in areas not served by terrestrial networks, as well as emergency or continuity services in crises,\u201d <strong>said <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>St\u00e9phane Anju\u00e8re<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>, 5G Venture Leader for Thales Alenia Space.<\/strong> \u201cBy leveraging its expertise in geostationary telecommunications and&nbsp;<\/em><em>medium<\/em><em>&#8211; and&nbsp;<\/em><em>low-Earth orbit&nbsp;<\/em><em>constellations, our company has played a key role in the standardization of 5G by satellite and is ideally positioned to support future large-scale 5G D2D projects.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What are Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Satellite Communications?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThis pioneering 5G-by-satellite project represents a breakthrough for Thales and the telecommunications industry,\u201d <strong>said <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Alexandre Bottero<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>, VP Networks and Infrastructure Systems for&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Thales<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>.<\/strong> \u201cBy developing 5G&nbsp;<\/em><em>NTN<\/em><em>&nbsp;D2D modem solutions enabling high-speed connectivity, even in the most remote areas, we\u2019re laying the groundwork for the future of global communications and stepping up our commitment to a more connected and resilient world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis project perfectly emphasizes&nbsp;<\/em><em>Capgemini\u2019<\/em><em>s commitment to pushing the boundaries of connectivity. Thanks to our unique expertise in integrating terrestrial and&nbsp;<\/em><em>non-terrestrial networks<\/em><em>, in addition to our mastery of radio access solutions and 4G\/5G core networks, Capgemini is playing a key role in demonstrating 5G via satellite,\u201d <strong>said <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Ang\u00e9lique Lallouet<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>, Executive Director of Capgemini Engineering in France<\/strong>. \u201cWe are particularly proud to be contributing to this strategic initiative alongside&nbsp;<\/em><em>Thales Alenia Space<\/em><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>Thales<\/em><em>, and all of our partners, and to be collaborating once again with&nbsp;<\/em><em>CNES<\/em><em>&nbsp;to advance French and European technological sovereignty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NTN (nonterrestrial network) ground segment includes all the ground-based infrastructure needed to enable communication with nonterrestrial networks, such as satellites, high-altitude platform stations (HAPS), and stratospheric balloons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capgemini, a global leader in business and technology transformation, Thales, a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defense, Aerospace and Cyber &amp; Digital sectors, and Thales Alenia Space, a joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo&nbsp;(33%), have been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) as part of a government-backed call for projects under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[39,26,25,20],"class_list":["post-2787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-aerospace","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}