NEWS
Swiss U-space deploys national flight
information management system for drones
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kyguide, the Swiss air navigation service provider, and AirMap,
a leading global airspace intelligence platform for drones, in
partnership with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA),
have announced that they have deployed the Swiss U-space flight
information management system (FIMS) for drones.
The FIMS is an aviation data exchange hub that connects skyguide’s air
traffic management system to UAS Service Providers (USPs) with open
interfaces to support safe and compliant drone operations in low-altitude
airspace. The FIMS deployment represents a critical milestone in the
development of the Swiss U-space Implementation (SUSI) program,
Switzerland’s drone traffic management network infrastructure.
U-space complements traditional air traffic management (ATM)
systems by facilitating information exchange and interactions
between airspace authorities and drone operators. The FIMS is
a cloud-based, interoperable platform that distributes airspace
information, directives and real-time traffic from skyguide’s ATM
system to drone operators through a network of USPs.
Participating USPs connect to the FIMS using open interfaces to
provide services that support drone operators in meeting regulatory
and operational requirements. The FIMS is designed to connect with
multiple USPs to support an open, competitive drone economy with
a marketplace of drone services.
“Switzerland’s FIMS enables multiple USPs to connect to safety-
critical airspace information using open and interoperable interfaces
to deliver nationwide U-space services to UAS operators,” said Ben
Marcus, AirMap Co-founder and Chairman. “With this new milestone,
Switzerland continues to lead the world in rolling out innovative UTM
services that foster an open drone economy.”
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Ericsson and Vodafone bring 5G hologram to
Vodafone Paredes de Coura festival
E
ricsson, an industry leader in providing connectivity services, has
enabled Vodafone Portugal to use its cutting-edge 5G technology
to make a 5G hologram call to TVI Studios in Lisbon. This exciting
demonstration allowed a reporter to appear at the Vodafone Paredes
de Coura festival in hologram form on national news.
The HD hologram was able to interact with the CTO of Vodafone,
João Nascimento, in 3D with minimal transmission latency. This
means that there was minimal delay in the interaction, despite the
huge amount of data being transmitted – a key benefit of 5G.
To make this happen at one of Portugal’s largest festivals, Musion
provided a HD Audio/Video Image Capture of the reporter from TVI
studios in Lisbon, which was then transmitted through the Vodafone
Portugal 5G network to Paredes de Coura.
Ericsson supplied the 5G end-to-end solution, including an Enterprise
Core vEPC in a BOX and 2 5G NR AIR 6488 radios, an Ericsson Router
6000 and 4G Radios for non-standalone NR anchor band.
This holographic call was particularly exciting to festival goers in
Portugal as they got to experience what 5G from Vodafone Portugal
and Ericsson will look like as it develops in the country.
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