Transparent NTN architecture uses satellite as a bent-pipe relay, extending 5G coverage beyond the reach of ground infrastructure while keeping signal processing on the ground. It is the fastest route to hybrid satellite–terrestrial 5G at scale — and it places the performance burden squarely on the gateway physical layer.
In a transparent NTN architecture, the gateway PHY must handle the full impairments of the satellite channel — Doppler, delay, noise accumulation — while maintaining the throughput and link efficiency that broadband services require. Software-based implementations cannot meet these demands at the capacity levels that commercial operators need.
AccelerComm AX-TP provides hardware-accelerated Layer 1 IP optimised for gateway deployment in transparent and hybrid NTN systems. Selected by major aerospace and satellite primes, it is built on flight-proven technology already deployed on more than 100 satellites in orbit — giving operators and OEMs a validated physical layer foundation that accelerates the path from evaluation to commercial service.