Vodafone Idea said it has joined hands with two Indian startups to test 5 G-based solutions on aerial traffic management and motion capture system. The telco has partnered with startups — Vizzbee Robotics Solution and Tweek Labs. Through its partnership with Vizzbee Robotics Solution, Vi will trial Unmanned Aerial Traffic Management (UTM) and the Management Server (Aerobridge) using 5G network to validate solutions such as stream live video frames from the UAV over the network, demonstrate the public safety and law enforcement application for ground personnel, perform real-time analytics from the data captured via drones, amongst others.
DoT had announced the 5G Hackathon to identify relevant India focused ideas that can be converted into 5G solutions. 5G Hackathon provided a platform to select the best solutions that can be tested and offer mentorship and support from the Hackathon partners. 5G will not only ensure faster and reliable communication links for drones but will also enable long-range autonomous operations even in dense urban environments. Low latency V2X communication along with real-time image processing on the cloud will help these aerial vehicles reach a new level of autonomy. To partner with VIL for the 5G trials and really look forward to showcasing the possibilities that 5G could bring about in people’s lives.