Comms tech provider Nokia has launched the first CE-certified, turnkey drone-in-a-box offering to meet the growing needs of public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy and defence agencies. The Nokia Drone Networks service, which is designed to meet the safety requirements of the European Union, uses public and private 4G/LTE and 5G networks to enhance situational awareness for first responders and other professionals.
This allows customers to benefit from optimal reliability and higher data rates and lower latency, enabling more data to be streamed than over Wi-Fi. The service is manufactured in Europe and comprises Nokia drones, docking station, dual gimbal camera and edge cloud processing using Nokia MX Industrial Edge.
When used in conjunction with Nokia MXIE, data from Nokia drones can be collected and processed in real time at the edge cloud. An open API framework allows agencies and enterprises to onboard pre-integrated Nokia and third-party applications and systems, and take advantage of a growing number of public safety and Industry 4.0 use cases for drone automation, including object identification, tracking and network measurements. The Nokia Drone Networks offering can be operated remotely for search and rescue activities and to assess damage in a hazardous environment.
Nokia and the New York Power Authority have already demonstrated the use of the Nokia Drone Networks offering, connected over private LTE, for transmission line inspection. The service can be used for beyond visual line of sight operations with real-time kinetic positioning to improve situational awareness.
Dual modem connectivity allows Nokia technology-enabled drones to connect to multiple networks simultaneously, complying with system redundancy that is commonly required by aviation regulatory bodies. The docking station protects the drone and payload from external hazards and harsh weather while it remotely charges the drone to prepare for the next flight.
“Our mission is to reshape the industrial UAV market, providing enhanced situational awareness to aid search and rescue, surveillance and other UAV operations in a wide variety of industries,” said Thomas Eder, head of embedded wireless solutions at Nokia.
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. It is a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone that can fly for over 40 hours at altitudes of up to 40,000 feet. The drone is capable of conducting various missions, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), electronic warfare, airborne early warning, and anti-submarine warfare. It can also carry a variety of weapons systems. The MQ-9B SkyGuardian is currently used by the US Air Force and has been ordered by several other countries for their military operations.
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