Nokia unveils drone-in-a-box solution

Friday, 05 May 2023 09:46

By Staff Writer

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia is offering a CE-certified turnkey drone-in-a-box solution to meet the growing demands of organisations including public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy, and defence.

Nokia said the CE-certified drone meets the safety requirements of the European Union. It connects over public and private 4G/LTE and 5G networks to enhance situational awareness for first responders and other professionals.

The solution is manufactured in Europe and comprises Nokia drones, docking station, dual gimbal camera and edge cloud processing using Nokia MX Industrial Edge (MXIE).

The Nokia Drone Networks solution can be operated remotely for search and rescue activities and to assess damage in a hazardous environment.

It can also be programmed to manage autonomous scheduled flights for applications like additional security at large events or to manage regular remote equipment inspections, Nokia said.

The docking station protects the drone and payload, such as the sensor devices or dual gimbal camera, from external hazards and harsh weather while it remotely charges the drone to prepare for the next flight.

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 leverage a growing number of compelling public safety and Industry 4.0 use cases for drone automation, including object identification, tracking and network measurements.

Nokia and the New York Power Authority have already demonstrated the use of the Nokia Drone Networks solution, connected over private LTE, for transmission line inspection.

“The drones will help us address growing market demands as a turnkey provider with a solution designed and produced in Europe. The unique feature set enabling the integration of Nokia drones with third-party applications will aid the transformation of the drones, allowing them to be used as a flying data collection platform leveraging reliable 4G and 5G edge cloud connectivity,” said Nokia head of embedded wireless solutions Thomas Eder.

Depending on the deployed configuration, Nokia drones offer more than 50 minutes of flight time and cover distances of more than 30km due to the unique hardware architecture, integrated software innovations and the 4G/5G connectivity.

The solution will be featured at Nokia booth J60 during Critical Communications World in Helsinki, 23-25 May 2023.

This first appeared in the subscription newsletter CommsWire on 04 May 2023.

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Nokia unveils drone-in-a-box solution