The excitement surrounding various agreements between MNOs and LEO (low earth orbit) satellite companies is bringing a heightened sense of activity to the field of hybrid networks, where terrestrial networks (TN) and non-terrestrial networks (NTN) combine. But a market that relies on satellite companies using operator-owned spectrum, as is the case with many of the current deals, will be geographically limited and will require numerous agreements between operators and satcos. Instead, the proposals happening in the background, around the use of spectrum dedicated for 5G NTNs will be key to a seamless, global 5G or 6G connectivity. The two figures dominating the headlines in LEO direct to device (D2D) connectivity are SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile. This week, SpaceX completed its…