Ericsson

Plano,  TX 
United States
http://ericsson.com/airports

• Booth: 1408

Getting smart airports off the ground with Ericsson

Getting smart airports off the ground with Ericsson

As one of the leading providers of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ericsson is providing the keys to liberate the transportation business, where limitless connectivity unlocks the limitless possibility of digital transformation. Digitalization plays an essential role in making airports smarter—improving efficiency, enabling safer and more streamlined travel experiences, and reducing costs. And Ericsson's cellular technology is providing airports the capacity and flexibility needed to cope with the network demands of today and in the future.

To help airports capture the full value of connectivity, we are building resilient, trustworthy, high-performance, intelligent mobile networks that act as platforms for innovation and power new and sustainable realities. Our comprehensive portfolio ranges across Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services and Emerging Business; powered by 5G and IoT platforms.

Brands: Ericsson's portfolio spans Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services, and Emerging Business and is designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency and find new revenue streams.

 Videos

 Press Releases

• Ericsson-powered 5G unleashes Spot the robot for airport inspection (May 04, 2022)

  Ericsson-powered 5G unleashes Spot the robot for airport inspection

  If you flew in or out of Hans Christian Andersen airport near the Danish city of Odense recently and glanced out the window, you might have seen a four-legged robot called Spot freely patrolling the perimeter fencing and checking for damage. But this was no fairy tale. The robot was real and connected to TDC NET’s Ericsson-powered 5G. The 5G use-case trial was a partnership with the Danish Technological Institute.

  

  The trial was one of several 5G use case scenarios developed by the joint Ericsson/TDC NET 5G Innovation Hub in Denmark. The partners have already successfully tested and deployed indoor 5G-powered dedicated industrial network with and deployed indoor 5G-powered dedicated industrial networks with Danish water solutions provider Grundfos.

  They are also pursuing  use cases using TDCs’ commercial 5G network, which was the first in the Nordics to achieve nationwide coverage in December 2020.

  5G robotics breakthrough

  In collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute, the partners focused on how to unleash Spot – the Institute’s four-legged mobile robot developed by robotic company Boston Dynamics – on TDC NET’s national commercial 5G network.

  Spot had previously only performed tasks for the institute using Wi-Fi connectivity. This mean connectivity range was limited. Spot’s operator also had to be within 30 meters.

  By connecting Spot to TDC’s commercial 5G network, the partners literally opened the doors to new use case possibilities for the robot. The fast speed, high bandwidth and extremely low latency of 5G provides the tools to send huge amounts of data securely from the robot across the network and back in real-time over large distances.

  In theory where the 5G network goes – so too can Spot one day as the robot can navigate uneven terrain, climb stairs and get into small spaces. Complete with 360 sensors, front and rear cameras and space for carrying packages and supplies, robots such as Spot could operate in the field as part of emergency response, rescue or industrial inspection missions.

  That was the hope of the partners as they teamed up with Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Lorenz Technology to perform perimeter-fencing security checks as a first test case.

  Airports, ports and many construction sites require several perimeter-fencing checks every day to comply with security and safety directives. Current methods usually involve employees patrolling the perimeter to check for signs of damage.

  In the 5G trial, deep learning methods were applied so that Spot could examine the perimeter for signs of damage in real-time. Spot navigated the fencing via TDC NET’s Ericsson-powered 5G network.

  The development of robot technology for fence inspection was supported by the Danish Agency for Education and Research under the Ministry of Education and Research.

  Realizing the potential of 5G

  The trial, which concluded at the end of February, confirmed that Spot can be deployed for use cases beyond Wi-Fi and across a wide area via mobile networks. The trial success gives the green light to innovate new use cases around monitoring, image recognition and video analytics autonomous operations for Spot.

   Thomas Høiberg Giselsson, Senior Specialist, Danish Technological Institute, says: “If you want real-time analyses, it is necessary to be able to process data directly on Spot or to be able to efficiently transfer data to a suitable device.  Our test showed that by connecting Spot to 5G we have an opportunity to conduct real-time analysis.”

  Toke Binzer, Vice President, TDC NET, says: “The Spot collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute is a great and very concrete example of the possibilities our nationwide 5G network brings. By connecting the well-known technologies such as drones and mobile robots to the faster network, they are able to solve new, more demanding tasks and thus deliver increased value. We are still early in the development, but based on the partnerships we drive together with Ericsson through our joint Innovation Hub, we are well on our way to realizing the potential of 5G.”

  Niclas Backlund, Head of Ericsson Denmark, says: “Industries and enterprises globally are becoming increasingly engaged with the huge benefits that 5G will bring to their indoor production and operations. What this exciting initiative with TDC, the Danish Technological Institute, Hans Christian Andersen Airport and Lorenz Technology highlighted is the power of commercial national 5G networks to transform business and society.”

  RELATED LINKS

• Ericsson to deploy private mobile network at Paris Airports for Groupe ADP, Hub One and Air France (May 04, 2022)

  Ericsson to deploy private mobile network at Paris Airports for Groupe ADP, Hub One and Air France

  Ericsson has been selected by Groupe ADP, its subsidiary Hub One (an operator of digital technologies for businesses) and Air France to deploy a private mobile network covering Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports.

  

  The 4/5G network will serve a professional ecosystem of more than 120,000 people who work at the three Paris airports every day, across about 1,000 companies of differing sizes and sectors.

  Hub One will manage and set up the network on behalf of Groupe ADP and Air France. Ericsson’s technology will enable Hub One to comply with the new security obligations of France’s National Agency for Security of Information Systems.

  The mobile network will be effective across all outdoor spaces at the airports by the end of 2020 and indoors across all public and reserved areas for professionals working at the terminals by the end of 2021.

  Guillaume de Lavallade, CEO, Hub One, says: “Ericsson is a major player recognized for its expertise in telecommunications, with which we have been collaborating for several years. It seemed natural to us to call on Ericsson and take advantage of the technological innovation capabilities of a leading provider of 5G networks with more than 45 live mobile networks already deployed worldwide.”

  Åsa Tamsons, Senior Vice President and Head of Business Area Technologies and New Businesses, Ericsson, says: “Anyone who has ever been to an airport knows that security, reliability and speed are key to ensure a good travel experience. The digital transformation of airports represents a big opportunity and private 5G networks will enable and accelerate this transformation. We are pleased to collaborate with Groupe ADP, Hub One and Air France to future-proof Paris airports with 5G ready networks delivering fast, secure and reliable wireless internet.”

  Edward Arkwright, Executive Director General of Groupe ADP and President of Hub One, says: “The development of Smart Airports actively continues to grow thanks to this new major step through the partnership between Air France and Hub One. The deployment of this professional mobile network will strengthen the performance and accelerate the digitalization of the 120,000 professionals daily at our Parisian airports and pave in the best way the resumption of air traffic.”

  Jean-Christophe Lalanne, Executive Vice President, Information Technology, Air France-KLM group, says: “Air France is delighted with this major partnership with Groupe ADP and Hub One and its continued collaboration with Ericsson, who have been with us since the experimental phase of this project. We are proud to be working together to set up this very high-speed private professional mobile network at the heart of the Paris airports. This innovative program is another way to improve our operational performance in order to meet the expectations of our customers and employees.”

  Groupe ADP develops and manages airports, including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget. In 2019, more than 108 million passengers passed through Paris Aéroport. More than 2.2 million metric tons of freight and mail were processed via Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly.

 Products