Telefónica R&D and Telefonica Ingeniería y Seguridad (TIS), in collaboration with the Port Authority and the Local Police of Malaga, has successfully executed two use cases using drone flights for video transmission over a private 5G network.

With this test, Telefónica R&D has demonstrated that the 5G private network allows real-time transmission of high quality, high definition video using the bandwidth available with this new technology, and that this transmission is more secure and efficient as it is carried out over a private network and uses edge computing resources to store the generated video.

For this proof of concept, a private 5G network was deployed in the port of Malaga and on Calle Larios, and a software-based 5G Non-Standalone core 5G solution was deployed by the University of Malaga (UMA), an institution also participating in the Andalusia 5G pilot project. Through RANSharing MOCN network sharing technology, Telefónica Móviles' commercial 4G/5G antennas in the area have been used to simultaneously cover both Movistar's commercial network and the private network through a distinct network indicator (PLMN).

The drone was piloted by Telefonica Ingeniería y Seguridad (TIS) personnel, specifically a DJI Matrice 300 RTK. The drone controller has been connected to a backpack equipped with a 5G module that has allowed the generation of a stream video that can be viewed in real time and, in addition, be stored in a video platform developed by Telefonica R&D for this use case.

The Port of Malaga carried out a reconnaissance flight around the port and with different camera approaches, while the Malaga police selected Calle Larios as a point of interest to test the capabilities of the drone and the quality of the video generated. In addition to the Port Authority and members of the Local Police, the tests were attended by members of the National Police and the Civil Guard, who showed interest in the potential uses of the combination of drones, private 5G networks and video analytics.

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