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KPN Unveils Drone Data Service Showcase at Amsterdam Drone Week

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KPN introduced KPN Drone Connect at last year’s Amsterdam Drone Week, offering essential features for drone operations. Now, they’re unveiling an innovative addition: integrating population density data to enhance safety during flight planning. This advancement ...

AI Takes Flight: Transforming Airspace Management

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Airspace World 2024 provided a comprehensive glimpse into the forthcoming revolution poised by digital technologies and AI within safety-critical industries. Attendees dived into discussions and demonstrations illuminating the transformative potential of these innovations, ...

EIT Urban Air Mobility Accelerator Supports Start-ups and SMEs

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European start-up accelerator in Urban Air Mobility, part of EIT Urban Mobility network, seeks six start-ups for a free six-month program. Themes include the transport of medical products, security/safety/surveillance, and ground-enabling infrastructures. Successful ...

FCC Proposes Game-Changing Rules to Propel Uncrewed Aircraft Systems into Wireless Connectivity’s Next Frontier

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The FCC has unveiled a groundbreaking proposal to launch UAS into the next frontier of wireless connectivity within the coveted 5 GHz...

GSMA Partners with Arial Cities 2024

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London will be the stage for the pivotal Aerial Cities 2024 conference on November 13-14. This event will spotlight the seamless int...

Safety considerations will determine the future of smart mobility

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Smart mobility is now very much a reality on the mass market: cars are already far more than vehicles, connecting various aspects of a driver’s life from work to entertainment, while delivering the data needed for road safety and traffic management analytics. Meanwhile the ...

Harman and Qualcomm Unite to Launch Ready Connected 5G TCU for Connected Cars

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Harman has announced the launch of the Harman Ready Connect 5G Telematics Control Unit (TCU), leveraging new Snapdragon Digital Chasis connected car technologies from Qualcomm Technologies Inc. to push connectivity boundaries and democratize the automotive connectivity landscape.

Verizon Set to Supply 4G/5G IoT for Connected Vehicles in the US

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Verizon looks set to collaborate with KDDI to offer connectivity services in North America for a new electric vehicle. The AFEELA line of electric vehicles from Sony Honda Mobility was announced in January at CES, and Verizon will supply cellular IoT and broadband ...

Successful Completion of Drone Safety API Trials by Major US Companies

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In North America, major US operators, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, collaborated on cross-carrier interoperable API tests to enhance drone public safety connectivity...

Airservices Australia Charts Course for 60 Million Drone Flights by 2043

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According to an analysis commissioned by Airservices Australia, the annual number of drone flights in Australian airspace is projected to...

LVNL, Altitude Angel, AirHub, and SenHive Unveil a Unified Information System for Dutch Airspace

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In London and Amsterdam, a collaboration of Dutch and Anglo companies, including Altitude Angel, Senhive, and Airhub, is set to showcase...

HAPS Alliance Whitepaper for Acceptable Levels of Risk for High-Altitude Platform Systems

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HAPS Alliance, an international association focused on establishing a High-Altitude Platform Station ecosystem, has released a whitepaper...

Deutsche Telekom Collaborates with Swift Navigation for Positioning Solution

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Deutsche Telekom collaborated with Swift Navigation for their Precise Positioning solution, demonstrating its effectiveness in a live test...

ESD Announces Application Window for Round Eight of Genius New York Accelerator

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Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the commencement of applications for the eighth round of GENIUS NY....

Elsight Launches Global Edition of Halo Drone Connectivity Platform

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Elsight Ltd has unveiled a global version of its Halo drone communications system, enabling operators to fly anywhere without changing equipment for different cellular systems. The universal Halo modem eliminates the need for modem swaps, reducing costs and improving ...

By road and air, mobility is transforming at speed – now is the time to capitalise.

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Connected automotive and aerial mobility are on the cusp of widespread availability, a development that will forever change transportation. Each offers hugely attractive commercial prospects, but these are coupled with formidable challenges that demand strategic and ...

Valmont Records Longest BVLOS Flight with T-Mobile 5G

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T-Mobile, a leading US carrier, successfully facilitated a groundbreaking 5G-enabled unmanned drone flight over a distance of 77 miles...

Liberty Global, Unmanned Life, and Amazon Web Services pilot 5G-enabled surveillance solution

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This state-of-the-art drone-based system harnesses the capabilities of 5G connectivity, edge computing, and artificial intelligence, heralding a paradigm shift in surveillance methodologies.

Virgin Media O2 helps search and rescue teams with connected drone

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Virgin Media O2 collaborates with the Warwickshire Search and Rescue team on an innovative project poised to make a life-saving impact...

MNO investments and value in the advanced air mobility markets of APAC and North America

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Advanced air mobility, the term encompassing mobile-enabled uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), are poised to transform industries everywhere, offering swift, efficient, and eco-friendly solutions that could redefine ...