Skolkovo and Skoltech Connect Drones to 5G Network
Recent test flights in the urban air mobility zone involved a drone that carried a 5G data transmission and reception system which in the future will be part of the 5G-based digital airspace for drones.
The tests included transmission of video and drone payload data streams over the 5G mobile network, with the drone’s coordinates tracked using the network data. Besides that, the topological and altitude characteristics of the airspace with continuous 5G connectivity were recorded. The resulting multialtitude network coverage map will be a useful aid for further research.
The tests confirmed that using 5G networks to support drones and the digital airspace opens up vast prospects for the development of domestic innovative products.
The 5G pilot zone in Skolkovo deployed in 2020 by Skoltech and the Skolkovo Foundation with the support of a Russian mobile operator has been used by over 100 partners from a variety of industries to study promising use cases for 5G in the development of breakthrough solutions.