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Guest editorial: low earth orbit satellites to enable access equality/ Gunes Karabulut Kurt, Ángeles Vázquez-Castro and Ejder Bastug

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KURT Gunes Karabulut

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SPECIAL ISSUES AND SECTIONS -- LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE -- ECONOMICS -- DIGITAL DEVIDE -- SATELLITES -- ITU

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In: IEEE Communications Magazine Vol 60, No 4, April 2022. pp.16 - 17 (147)Summary: Humanity shares the need for Internet access. However, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that only 63 percent of the world's population is connected in 2021. The emerging low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellation networks, planned to be composed of thousands of satellites, have the potential to connect all through their global footprint and bridge this ever-existing digital divide. Supported by more cost-effective launch systems and reconfigurable software architectures, the capabilities of new LEO satellites are significantly higher than traditional satellites. Moreover, these mega-constellations can provide services not only to sparsely populated areas but also to urban centers to enable and maintain their economic sustainability. However, the provision of access equality would still require architectural, management, and operational changes.

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Humanity shares the need for Internet access. However, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates that only 63 percent of the world's population is connected in 2021. The emerging low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellation networks, planned to be composed of thousands of satellites, have the potential to connect all through their global footprint and bridge this ever-existing digital divide. Supported by more cost-effective launch systems and reconfigurable software architectures, the capabilities of new LEO satellites are significantly higher than traditional satellites. Moreover, these mega-constellations can provide services not only to sparsely populated areas but also to urban centers to enable and maintain their economic sustainability. However, the provision of access equality would still require architectural, management, and operational changes.

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