Vodafone has begun to invest in the deployment of drones to facilitate technical inspections with drones in Europe. In this way, the Internet and mobile phone provider will be able to streamline services with 5G drones and ensure that companies do not depend on people. The proposal is still in the testing phase in Germany and could take time to reach Spain or may not be fully implemented. But it could make flights by these unmanned aerial vehicles more common than they have been until now.
The telecommunications company Vodafone has a large presence in Europe. Although its headquarters are in the United Kingdom, it has subsidiaries in Spain, Italy, Germany and countless other countries. This makes it one of the operators with the largest number of clients and profits in the world, only behind China Mobile.
It is not an easy task to remain one of the telecommunications giants worldwide. For this reason, Vodafone does not stop innovating and committed to improving the user experience with technological modernities. One of the latest examples that demonstrate this is their attempt to begin carrying out technical inspections in Germany for the use of commercial drones.
As Vodafone announced in a press release, they have enabled their first all-inclusive service for commercial flights with 5G drones. The online platform DroNet Hub will allow you to plan, organize and carry out this type of flights in a simplified way. In this way, the operator wants drones to be part of our daily lives and not something that still sounds like science fiction.
The use of drones is ideal for technical inspections of infrastructure that may pose a risk to workers. For example, industrial plants, high voltage towers or wind farms require expensive and risky monitoring and maintenance for humans. With drones connected to Vodafone, the process would be considerably simplified and cheaper and that is what they are testing in Germany with DroNet.
What Vodafone offers in its drone service
DroNet Hub is a platform that will be responsible for real-time tracking and monitoring of drone flights. It will do so through its DroNet Connect Stream feature, which provides 500 GB high-speed data and can be expanded to 1 TB optionally. Thus, Vodafone aims to democratize drone services, facilitating evaluation and management in a centralized manner.
With this project, the operator seeks that the companies that hire it speed up the planning of drone flights and also carry them out without a hitch. To date, this process is quite tedious, as companies must ensure they comply with aviation regulations, evaluate weather conditions and find the optimal flight route. If you use DroNetHub, everything will be much easier.
In its Press releaseVodafone recognizes the strict aviation regulations that authorities have for drones can be difficult to comply with. For this reason, its German subsidiary has incorporated advanced functions in DroNet Hub that help pass the approval, such as analysis and data management tools.
For example, they rely on data from mobile networks to better understand connectivity and population density on a flight route. In this way, they predict and reduce the risk of drone accidents or collisions. In addition, DroNet Hub also supports the transfer of data from drones to the cloud, where they can be processed and analyzed with artificial intelligence algorithms.
Germany is expected to operate some 450,000 drones in its airspace by 2025, according to the European country’s Unmanned Aviation Association. Vodafone wants them to fly safely and well connected, without falls that could pose a considerable risk. With DroNet they are achieving it, advancing in the home deliveries of the future and in the technical inspections of infrastructures without the need for human workers.
