Relying solely on traditional ground-based infrastructure has limitations, particularly when providing coverage to remote or underserved areas. 5G NTN enhance the capabilities of terrestrial systems by integrating non-terrestrial platforms to deliver reliable and extensive wireless connectivity across diverse environments.

The Maury Microwave ACE9000 can emulate the effects of naturally occurring disturbances in a non-terrestrial communication environment for comprehensive pre-deployment testing and performance analysis.

The emulated impairments include delay, signal Doppler, attenuation, phase offset, AWGN, frequency hopping, payload, and multipath fading.