QUALCOMM Incorporated
NETWORK SELECTION FOR SATELLITE ACCESS

Abstract:

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for performing a public land mobile network (PLMN) selection procedure based on allowed PLMN(s) in a particular country of a user equipment (UE). An example method generally includes determining a country in which the UE is located, creating a list of available PLMNs, that are allowed to be selected in the country in which the UE is located, for access to a non-terrestrial network (NTN), and performing a PLMN selection procedure for access to the NTN based on the list of available PLMNs and the country in which the UE is located.