Abstract: Apparatus for providing communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network and a method for providing wireless communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network are disclosed. The apparatus for providing communication between ground-based User Equipment (UE) and at least one core network comprises a plurality of low earth orbit satellites each comprising at least one satellite-based optical transmitter element and at least one satellite-based optical receiver element for providing at least one optical communication link; and at least one aerial vehicle comprising at least one aerial vehicle based optical transmitter element and at least one aerial vehicle based optical receiver element for providing at least one optical communication link and at least one directional antenna for providing a wireless communication link to a ground-based station and/or mobile UE.

Abstract: A communications system in which a first end-point obtains spatial data defining a first subset of spatial features at a first geographic location, and a second end-point provides spatial data defining a model of a second subset of spatial features at the first geographic location. A controller selects model data and interaction data corresponding to the second subset of spatial features, and identifies, based on the selected model data and the interaction data, a third subset of spatial features represented in the second subset of spatial features and the first subset of spatial features. Real-time data defining the third subset of spatial features is communicated to the second end-point via a low-latency communications link. The second endpoint obtains additional data via a high latency communications link.