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Vodafone Spain teams up with Altran for drone-based 5G rescue pilot

Thursday 18 March 2021 | 11:17 CET | News
Vodafone Spain has joined forces with the Red Cross and Capgemini's Altran to test of the potential of 5G networks to rescue people in emergency situations using remote-controlled drones. The Red Cross already uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in its rescue operations but the devices currently lack the appropriate technology to track large areas. As a result, the partners successfully combined their technologies in a test carried out in at the Atlas centre in Villacarrillo, Andalucia.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: Altran / Capgemini / Vodafone Spain
Countries: Spain
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