Virgin Media O2 powers 5G emergency services drone
Virgin Media O2 is parading its latest 5G use case, a tethered drone designed to help the emergency services.
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Qualcomm launches a 5G drone platform
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has made its bid to dominate drones as it already does smartphones with the launch of the Flight Platform.
Eurobites: Amazon’s Prime Air programme enters tailspin in UK – report
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: Sparkle turns to Infinera to power 400G services; auctions ahoy in French overseas territories; EE puts on its headphones and Hawaiian shirt in the cause of 5G.
BT CEO contemplates moves into healthcare and drone sectors
In a recent interview BT CEO Philip Jansen offered some insights into his thinking about the near-term strategy for the UK telecoms group.
BT wants an air corridor for drone testing
UK incumbent BT is keen to capitalise on all the drone hype, so it is leading a consortium that plans to set up the country’s first commercial air corridor for testing drones.
Vodafone and Ericsson try to make sure drones don’t crash into each other
The utopia in which swarms of drones do everything for us can only be achieved if you can stop them colliding. Thankfully Vodafone and Ericsson are on the case.
How the telecoms industry can get the best out of AI
The increasing complexity of telecom networks and services and the exponential growth in the amount of data generated have gone beyond the capacity of manual calculation. Telecom operators therefore are increasingly compelled to embrace AI to help them properly manage their networks, services, and customers. This Telecoms.com Intelligence monthly briefing aims to separate noise from truth about AI and discuss how the communications industry can benefit from AI while avoiding potential pitfalls.
Drones are transforming how telcos inspect towers
Drone technology offers a powerful way for enterprises to conduct remote asset inspections during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Drones: out of sight, top of mind for telcos
Regulators are now starting to partner with drone manufacturers, allowing limited testing of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights.
Consensus on 6G is gradually forming
Participants at the virtual 6G Wireless Summit shared their thinking on what 6G can do and what research is needed to get the underlying technologies in place.
What did we learn from the Tory Party Conference?
In a couple of words; not a lot.
Huawei shows flying cars might not be that far away
Pessimism from the telcos doesn’t seemed to have dampened the enthusiasm of Huawei, as the team demonstrate flying taxis might be doable sooner than we think.
BT and Facebook give cheeky TIP for start-ups of the future
BT and Facebook have announced the three winning start-ups who will be admitted into the UK Telecom Infra Project Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC).
Facebook flies forward with second Aquila connectivity drone test
Facebook has completed the second step of its claimed quest to democratise the internet, with a second successful test of its drone designed to deliver connectivity to the world’s most remote places.
Self-crashing drone helps improve navigation… really, it does
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have taken the bold approach of creating a kamikaze drone to help the development of the technology.
The sky’s the limit for AT&T’s drone ambitions
AT&T has announced it has almost completed its first phase of research and development in the big, wide world of drones.
EE takes to the skies with Googly balloon network
EE has announced it will soon be launching some very Googlish-looking connectivity balloons and drones to bolster its public safety LTE rollout.
Verizon aims sky high with Skyward acquisition
Verizon has announced it has purchased Skyward, a private drone software vendor, in an effort to build its capabilities in the fast growing drone market.
Amazon answers calls of the hungry with first drone delivery
Amazon has completed its first delivery via an unmanned drone to a customer in Cambridge ordering popcorn and an Amazon Fire TV (surprise, surprise).
That’s no moon – DT brings drone defence system online
Deutsche Telekom has been watching Star Wars again. The German telco has completed work on a drone defence system which can identify and neutralise aerial invaders.
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