By Major Andy Sutton.    - Â
Maj Andy Sutton’s article provides an excellent update on some of the recent technical developments to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega-constellations and 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) non-terrestrial networks, including satellites and high-altitude platform systems. His article helps explain the capabilities being developed and how this will influence operational capability and future communications planning; most notably through enabling increased capacity, connectivity, and reach. It is written in a way that helps the reader understand some of the technical background (including the limitations) of various high profile media announcements; for example, Space X (Starlink) and how such developments might continue to evolve in the future.