Nokia and Motorola team up on turnkey drone solution

Underpinning the new offering is Nokia’s drone-in-a-box product, which comprises a Nokia-built drone, docking station, parachute, and payload equipment such as a dual gimbal camera. The 5G-connected drone also features a software ground control station and a cloud-based data collection platform, enabling beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.

The new partnership will pair Nokia’s tech with Motorola Solutions’ CAPE drone software. Developed with emergency services and mission-critical industries in mind, CAPE combines three software applications designed to safely pilot a local drone, take command of an in-flight drone from anywhere and watch live-streamed ‘evidence-grade’ video. Already in use as part of Drone as First Responder (DFR)  programmes, Motorola Solutions says CAPE also has applications across critical infrastructure industries such as oil & gas, ports, utilities, mining and manufacturing.

“We’re innovating where our customers need us most to bring them better intelligence for faster decisions,” said Jehan Wickramasuriya, corporate vice president of AI and Intelligence Platforms at Motorola Solutions.

“This drone-in-a-box solution furthers our commitment to drone innovation that seamlessly fits within our customers’ current workflows to give those charged with our safety actionable live-stream insights while simplifying evidence collection.”

According to the partners, the new solution will allow public safety and mission-critical industries to remotely dispatch drones from one or multiple operation centres to assess emergencies and hazards, while also receiving AI-powered intelligence to inform and accelerate decisions. 

“We are proud to collaborate with an innovator like Motorola Solutions in this significant step toward a more mature and sustainable drone industry for the benefit of our customers, workers, and community,” said Stephan Litjens, vice president of CNS Enterprise Campus Edge Solutions at Nokia.

“Together, we are setting technology best practices in drone connectivity and AI. With an open API architecture that facilitates easy integration with third-party applications, and other solutions like Nokia’s MX Grid, Nokia Drones-in-a-Box and Motorola Solutions’ CAPE software, we are transforming drones into daily helpers for public safety and mission-critical operations.”