Canadian satellite operator Telesat tested low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity as effective backhaul for 4G applications with mobile operator TIM Brasil, achieving average round-trip latency of 38ms. The five-day testing in Rio de Janeiro used Telesat’s Phase One LEO satellite....

As American Tower readies for C-band deployments and the start of Dish Network’s 5G buildout, the tower company also is looking further ahead to mobile edge compute opportunities. “Scale deployment of a true mobile edge remains several years away, but...