Smart and Nokia to Launch a Disaster Response Drone System
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMC) has granted a Disaster Response Innovation Fund to Nokia for a drone project. Called Nokia Saving Lives, the project will operate on Smart Communications to help boost the disaster response efforts of the Philippine Red Cross.
Delegates of the GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter (HCC) Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific during a visit to the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation Emergency Operations Center/IMAGE from Smart Communications
Announced last week, Nokia Saving Lives has received funding from the GSMA for a disaster preparedness program. The system will consist of drones, a portable data center, a mobile broadband network, and applications like video streaming, gas sensing, mapping, and analytics.
The project will use Smart’s high-speed LTE connectivity and the portable Nokia Ultra Compact Network, the system can also create a secure communication between drones, other equipment, and rescue team members.
Christina Cabrera, head of Nokia Technology Center Philippines, said “Nokia creates the technology to connect the world. The collaboration between Smart, Nokia Technology Center Philippines, and the Philippine Red Cross brings the innovative Nokia Saving Lives solution for emergency situations into use right here in the Philippines.”
This is the latest of Smart’s disaster preparedness programs. Successful programs include Smart’s Emergency Cell Broadcast System (ECBS), which sends out the location and hazard-specific alerts; ICT Bayanihan series of regional summits to institutionalize emergency telecommunications teams; and the Batingaw disaster management app, which has been replicated in the Horn of Africa.
This is a press release. Minor edits were made prior to publishing.
