Naturally satellite wirless signal penetration and coverage are very limited in tropical forest environment where frequent rain attenuation is the norm, and tre

Naturally satellite wirless signal penetration and coverage are very limited in tropical forest environment where frequent rain attenuation is the norm, and trees foliage and canopy limiting clear line-of-sight LoS or in satellite terminology it's called masked LoS. Satellite and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) recently proposed by 5G consortium needs a proper system overhaul to properly work in the tropical jungles, cause it ain't a sunny beach or an open sea [1]. [1] 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks: https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/partner-news/5ga-paper-ntn https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/partner-news/5ga-paper-ntn