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MNO investments and value in the advanced air mobility markets of APAC and North America
Monday 20 November, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | APAC | Automotive | Smart Cities
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 ...
WSP and Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd to Redefine Urban Mobility in Helsinki
Monday 13 November, 2023 | Automotive | Mobility Landscape | Smart Mobility News
Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd is enhancing the Helsinki metro system’s capacity and reliability through an urban mobility program. WSP is collaborating on assessments, scoping, and testing new solutions for the Helsinki Metro Train Control System. The continuous TCS ...
Japan Grants $82M in SkyDrive’s eVTOL
Monday 13 November, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
A Japanese eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) manufacturer, SkyDrive, receives a substantial $82 million grant from the Japanese government as part of the Next Generation Air Mobility Field initiative. The funding, under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and ...
EU Council Adopts New Framework to Boost Intelligent Transport Systems
Monday 13 November, 2023 | Automotive | Mobility Landscape | Smart Mobility News
The new legislation seeks to adapt to technological advancements in transportation, including connected and automated mobility, on-demand applications, and multimodal transport. This adoption should facilitate data exchange to improve interoperability among services like ...
Vodafone Business Introduces Drone-in-a-Box Solution
Tuesday 24 October, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
Vodafone Business remains at the forefront of utilizing drone technology and has recently introduced its latest innovation, a “Drone in a Box” solution – a collaboration with Flytbase and Dronebase. This system empowers drones to conduct autonomous ...
EHang Obtains Certificate for EH216-S Passenger-Carrying UAV System by Civil Aviation Administration of China
Tuesday 24 October, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
EHang Holdings Limited, a global leader in urban air mobility tech, proudly announced the official type certification for its EH216-S passenger-carrying UAV system by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). This groundbreaking achievement confirms the ...
CelcomDigi and DHL Launch Malaysia’s First 5G-Powered Autonomous Warehouse
Tuesday 24 October, 2023 | Mobility Landscape | Smart Mobility News
CelcomDigi and DHL Supply Chain Malaysia (DHL) have successfully introduced Malaysia’s inaugural AI-driven inventory management system powered by 5G technology. DHL reports that this 5G-enhanced solution delivers enhanced efficiency, time savings, and decreased ...
BT Group Connects the Skies with the UK’s First Drone SIM
Friday 20 October, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
BT Group have launched their Drone SIM: a first for the UK market. Using BT Group’s EE network, Drone SIM benefits from high priority and ultra-responsive connectivity, enabling safety, control, telemetry and realising ultra-high definition (UHD) video streaming at altitude. ...
FAA Clears Way for Autonomous Aviation in the U.S.
Wednesday 20 September, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has authorised Zipline to conduct commercial deliveries without the need for visual observers, marking a significant achievement that the entire industry has pursued for years. This groundbreaking decision paves the way for the ...
Drone uses Precise Positioning to Clean Water Ways
Thursday 31 August, 2023 | Mobility Landscape | Smart Mobility News
Around 80% of oceanic plastic waste originates from rivers, canals, harbours, and beaches. Addressing this issue, the Dutch company RanMarine Technology has introduced an autonomously floating drone designed for water cleaning. This innovative drone employs Telekom’s ...
FAA Issues Implementation Plan Outlines Steps to Usher in Advanced Air Mobility
Friday 21 July, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 ...
Nokia’s turnkey 5G-connected drone platform selected by Belgium’s Citymesh
Thursday 1 June, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 ...
Revolutionizing drone services: How 5G technology is paving the way for a new era of AAM
Wednesday 12 April, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 | Advanced Air Mobility | APAC | Smart Mobility News
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 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 ...
Telefónica makes 5G communication between drones and Smart City
Tuesday 21 March, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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, ...
Europe is Leading the World in the Growth of BVLOS Drone Services Via Cellular
Tuesday 24 January, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility | Smart Mobility News
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 ...