CONNECTIVITY
Inmarsat has launched its first global UAV ( drones ) connectivity solution , Velaris , which allows workers to effectively monitor construction and engineering sites . Velaris will provide secure communications for commercial drones to fly beyond visual line of sight ( BVLOS ) and seamlessly integrate with aircraft in commercial airspace .
alternatives to solve their connectivity pain points , according to ABI Research .
The slow growth of private networks shows there is critical need to act now , as the window of opportunity for enterprise 5G is closing . Enterprises are eagerly waiting for the 5G capabilities that they have been promised for more than three years .
“ As these enterprises realise that full support for URLLc and time-sensitive networking will still take years to mature , they are becoming growingly impatient and starting to look at technology alternatives ,” said Leo Gergs , Senior Analyst for Private Networks and Enterprise Connectivity at ABI Research .
“ The telco industry must realise that the value proposition for enterprise 5G does not lie in the technology as such , but in the applications it enables . After all , no enterprise cares about whether they deploy 4G or 5G on their premises , as long as the technology solves their pain points .”
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