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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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 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.
UK astronauts answer call to help NHS mission
The UK Space Agency, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), has created a £2.6 million fund to stimulate new projects to aid the NHS in its fight against COVID-19.
80% of Brits would support a regulated drone industry
Four in five UK residents would support the development of drone technology if the appropriate safeguards have been put in place.
What did we learn from the Tory Party Conference?
In a couple of words; not a lot.
Google starts droning on about home delivery
Another one of Google’s bright ideas is starting to bear fruit as subsidiary Wing starts testing an air delivery service in North Canberra, Australia.
Huawei does 5G Gangnam style
Huawei teamed up with Korean operator LG U+ to demonstrate some novel 5G applications on the streets of Seoul.
UK Police set to be given new powers in Drone Bill
In a shock move, the UK Government is preparing rules to address the rise of drones before they actually hit the mass market.
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.
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.
iPhone flown by Vodafone drone
In what sounds like an extract from Dr Zeus’s “The Cat in the Hat”, the new iPhone has been flown by drone for Vodafone. It was in New Zealand, but we couldn’t make that rhyme.
AT&T and Qualcomm drone on
The growing background noise emanating from the telecoms scene regarding Unmanned Aircraft Systems means their nick-name has never been more apposite.
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