Nokia has paired with Motorola Solutions to announce a drone technology integration that will serve public safety and mission-critical industries.
In the vendor's announcement last week, Nokia noted that it will combine its Nokia Drone Networks with Motorola's CAPE drone software to support public safety and industrial operations, and enhance operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
Drones are often used by first responders when assessing an area that may not be safely accessible for those on the ground.
According to Nokia and Motorola, its new automated drone-in-a-box AI product means that public safety and mission-critical industries can remotely dispatch drones from one or multiple operation centers "at a moment’s notice to assess emergencies and hazards while also receiving AI-powered intelligence that can inform and accelerate decisions to help keep workers, property, and premises safer."
Nokia notes that the technology can connect via 4G/LTE or 5G networks.
The vendor explains that CAPE software can provide flight-safe features to adjust the drone’s path to avoid obstacles, stay within a geofenced area, and adapt to changing terrain altitude, with assistive AI helping operators analyze real-time data.
“We are proud to collaborate with an innovator like Motorola Solutions in this significant step toward a more mature and sustainable drone industry for the benefit of our customers, workers, and community.
"Together, we are setting technology best practices in drone connectivity and AI. With an open API architecture that facilitates easy integration with third-party applications, and other solutions like Nokia’s MX Grid, Nokia Drones-in-a-Box, and Motorola Solutions’ CAPE software, we are transforming drones into daily helpers for public safety and mission-critical operations," said Stephan Litjens, vice president of CNS enterprise campus Edge solutions at Nokia.
Jehan Wickramasuriya, corporate vice president of AI and intelligence platforms at Motorola Solutions added: "This drone-in-a-box solution furthers our commitment to drone innovation that seamlessly fits within our customers’ current workflows to give those charged with our safety actionable live-stream insights while simplifying evidence collection.”
Earlier this year, Nokia paired with Swisscom to deploy a nationwide Drones-as-a-Service network across Switzerland.
Last week, Nokia also unveiled its 5G Banshee Flex Radio.
The vendor said the radio operates as a mobile broadband Edge network, with the aim of "meeting the complex communication demands of modern warfare." The company noted the product is designed to provide technology for modern battle communications.