The telco will roll out a sensors to its telecom towers and gradually extend coverage
Proximus announced a strategic partnership with Senhive, an airspace technology company, and SkeyDrone which provides drone services and solutions. The three will offer a drone detection solution to address concerns about unauthorised drones compromising facilities with critical assets.
The use of drones is expected to grow rapidly in coming years, due to advances in affordable technology. It is expected that drone activities will pose a threat to all kinds of organisations and venues, including industrial plants, airports and ports, prisons, datacentres and sports stadia.
A drone detection solution would protect them and they people who use their facilities by enabling them to identify and mitigate potential risks within their airspace.
The solution will run on Proximus’ infrastructure and Proximus NXT will help commercialise the solution. Senhive’s drone detection sensors will be installed on eligible telecom towers and their coverage gradually extended to expand the drone detection network.
SkeyDrone is in charge of software and services, delivering a solution that offers a real-time overview of airspace traffic, visualising the position of drone and pilot. The solution includes intrusion detection alerts and visual analytics. It integrates with existing unmanned aircraft traffic management systems (UTMs) to distinguish authorised from unauthorised drones.