Nokia Drone Networks launch in North America following successful collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz to secure FCC certification

12/25/2023

Nokia and Rohde & Schwarz today announced that the Nokia Drone Networks solution has been certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This marks the agency’s first full certification of a native 4G/5G drone-in-a-box solution. The achievement represents a significant step in providing U.S. customers a proven, industrial-grade 4G/5G drone solution built for reliable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. Going forward, Nokia will leverage its recently announced U.S. partnerships for private LTE and 5G solutions to accelerate the market entry.

Drawing on an extensive history in telecom, Nokia prioritized robust and reliable connectivity in the Nokia Drone Networks solution. Highly resilient connectivity is critical to remote drone operation, real-time streaming of data collected during a drone mission, and BVLOS operation using a large set of 3GPP spectrum bands. Research and development efforts have pushed the boundaries in terms of RF design and connectivity performance. Innovative features such as full network connection redundancy, multi-operator support and hot failover also differentiate Nokia Drone Networks in terms of operational reliability.

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