Dubai Airshow – Panel Discussion – What 5G will mean for the future drone operations

5G promises to transform drone operations by adding new levels of IoT connectivity – leading to more robust command and control, safer airspace management and huge increases in the amount payload data downloads. A recent study published by the GSMA highlights a minimum of eight different use cases in which drone operators would benefit from connectivity and end-to-end service provision. When and where will these first appear?

Moderator:

Philip Butterworth-Hayes, Director of Strategy and Communications, CIVATAGlobal

Panelists:

• Gokul Srinivasan, Director of Technology at Robots.Expert, and member of the European 5G! Drones project
• Dr. Thomas Neubauer, Vice President, Business Development & Innovations, TEOCO CORPORATION
• Asam Khan, CEO, AstraUTM
• Barbara Pareglio, Executive Director for Connectivity for Aviation and IoT Technical Director, GSMA