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Nokia, Motorola Solutions announce drone tech integration

Nokia has partnered with Motorola Solutions to integrate drone technology for public safety and mission-critical industrial uses.

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December 16, 2024

Nokia has partnered with Motorola Solutions to integrate drone technology for public safety and mission-critical industrial uses, according to a press release.

The partnership includes integration of Nokia Drone Networks with the Motorola Solutions CAPE drone software and the development of an AI-enhanced turnkey, automated drone-in-a-box solution.

CAPE software includes tools for flight safety, obstacle avoidance and assistive AI for operators, while Nokia Drone Networks technology provides drone connectivity via 4G/5G/LTE networks, including remote operation beyond visual line of sight (also known BVLOS).

"In 2018, we created and developed the world's first public safety Drone as First Responder program in partnership with Motorola Solutions, utilizing their CAPE drone software," Roxana Kennedy, chief of police at Chula Vista Police Department in California, said in the release. "Since then, we've successfully flown over 21,000 missions. Our DFR program has been instrumental in critical life-and-death situations by providing aerial awareness or helping officers de-escalate incidents by delivering real-time, vital information."

"We're innovating where our customers need us most to bring them better intelligence for faster decisions," Jehan Wickramasuriya, corporate vice president of AI and Intelligence Platforms at Motorola Solutions, said in the release. "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."