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Why private 5G is key to Industry 4.0
Thursday 3 August, 2023
Industry 4.0 promises a digital shift which will completely overhaul the way companies manufacture their products. From the Internet of Things (IoT) to cloud computing, AI and even drones, the raw potential of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing is enormous and critical. We’re ...
FAA Issues Implementation Plan Outlining Steps to Usher in Advanced Air Mobility
Friday 21 July, 2023
The FAA has issued an implementation plan that outlines the necessary measures for the safe integration of advanced air mobility operations in the near future. Known as the “Innovate28” plan, it encompasses multiple components and a well-defined sequence of steps ...
Action needed within next year for UK to catch up in drone economy race, new report shows
Thursday 8 June, 2023
New Report: Race to the top: assessing and accelerating drone readiness in the UK, the G7 and other leading nations BT Group, alongside GSMA Intelligence, have released their new report illustrating how the UK drone economy stacks up and how it can improve its trajectory. ...
Nokia’s turnkey 5G-connected drone platform selected by Belgium’s Citymesh for world’s first nationwide drone network
Thursday 1 June, 2023
Nokia announces a first-of-its-kind partnership with Citymesh to supply its Nokia Drone Networks platform with 70 Drone-in-a-Box (DiaB) units. Enough to cover Belgium with a 5G-connected drone grid that informs and accelerates resources during emergencies. The drones ...
Sateliot adds satellite connectivity to 5G IoT
Friday 21 April, 2023
Sateliot has launched the first satellite in a new LEO constellation designed to provide a big coverage boost for terrestrial 5G Internet of Things applications. The Barcelona-based company announced the launch of its Groundbreaker satellite via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from ...
Revolutionizing drone services: How 5G technology is paving the way for a new era of AAM
Wednesday 12 April, 2023
As the world continues to digitalise, drones are gaining more and more relevance across a plethora of use cases. To fully realise their potential, it is critical to overcome obstacles to guarantee safety and drone traffic control measures. In partnership with the GSMA ...
How BT Group is using its network to power UK-first drone medical delivery trial with Skyfarer
Wednesday 12 April, 2023
BT Group have made no secret of their vision and ambitions when it comes to playing its part in the future of drones. The advancements drones can make in healthcare and medical delivery are starting to be explored, and a UK-first medical delivery drone trial has taken place, ...
The ultimate cloud network infrastructure for autonomous robotics
Wednesday 12 April, 2023
As the world becomes increasingly automated, robots and drones are rapidly becoming ubiquitous in many industries. By 2026, more than 152,000 robots are projected to be deployed, reaching a total market value of USD 58.56 billion with a CAGR of 33.21%. The drone market is ...
Chinese operators make progress with the 5G enterprise push
Monday 3 April, 2023
The three major mobile operators in China have registered growing traction in the 5G industrial sector, with gains in revenue from deploying private networks for enterprises. According to China Mobile’s latest earnings release, uptake of 5G services, mobile cloud, digital ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to move toward a more modern network environment that is less defined by copper wires.
Thursday 30 March, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Verizon the $2.4 billion recompete of a contract to act as lead integrator and operator for the Federal Aviation Administration’s main telecommunications and IT network. Read the full article here.
Vodafone & Dimetor Present the First Digital Risk Check for Drone Flights
Wednesday 29 March, 2023
Vodafone and Dimetor have launched DroNet, the industry’s first digital data service to risk check commercial drone flights. Operators and licensing authorities can use Vodafone’s drone service via a digital interface to assess the ground and connectivity ...
Industrial services drive China Telecom’s growth
Tuesday 28 March, 2023
Mobile operators in China have been pushing into the industrial services sector, and for China Telecom the benefits of this strategy were evident in its latest annual results, as its industrial services revenue grew by almost a fifth year on year to CNY118 billion. China ...
Telefónica makes 5G communication between drones and Smart City
Tuesday 21 March, 2023
The use case consists of communicating between several drones in flight, as well as with different connected urban elements, in order to make a correct delivery of a package to a mobile collection point. For the first time, several innovative technologies have been combined, ...
Japan to Allow Drone Flights in Urban Areas
Monday 20 February, 2023
In December 2022, Japan revised their civil aeronautics law to allow drone flights beyond pilots’ line of sight in urban districts. The revision will pave the way for a fully-fledged utilisation of drones by industries across the country and prompt many to prepare and ...
Europe is Leading the World in the Growth of BVLOS Drone Services Via Cellular
Tuesday 24 January, 2023
This article highlights the three most important developments for the European drone market; European Commission (EU) Drone Strategy 2.0; Electronic Communication Committee Decision; U-space Regulatory Package introducing Remote ID. The EU Drone Strategy 2:0: recognises the ...
European Commission identifies four focus areas for AI and robotics projects
Tuesday 24 January, 2023
The European Commission (EC) has identified smart cities, agriculture, manufacturing and healthcare as focus areas for a series of AI and robotics projects earmarked for a total of €200 million in funding. The funding recognises these areas as important to building an AI ...
Drones & Mobile Networks Drive the Paradigm Shift the Transportation Industry Needs
Thursday 19 January, 2023
Modern society’s unrelenting demand for efficiency is a catalyst for innovators to create technology that transforms how we live — and how we move. Smart mobility, an intelligent transport and mobility network, is one such innovation. By connecting different elements of ...
Operators supporting enterprise digital transformation
Monday 5 December, 2022
Three operators have announced new partnerships to support the digital transformation of vertical industries. In industrial sectors, KDDI is working with two logistics companies (Tsubakimoto Chain and Tsubakimoto Machinery) to automate warehouse distribution, while LG Uplus ...
Dimetor (AirborneRF) and Sunrise are collaborating with the Swiss FOCA to utilize dynamic data for a digital SORA
Thursday 10 November, 2022
Dimetor, the creator of AirborneRF, in collaboration with Sunrise GmbH was selected to work in partnership with the Swiss FOCA on a project to operationalize a dynamic assessment of air & ground risk for drone operations to support and digitize SORA authorization in ...
The mobile industry must continue its mission to unite the UAV ecosystem
Friday 26 August, 2022
The UAV market lies at a critical juncture. On the one hand we, as mobile network operators, are seeing huge demand for deployment of commercial, cellular-enabled drones, across almost every industry you can think of. On the other hand – and unlike most other areas of the ...