Orange (France), 5G!Drones partner, presented the Morinant enabler tool developed in the context of 5G!Drones during the Demo Day, organized by the Hub Drone Systematics (23 June 2022). 5G!Drones was also presented at the beginning of the event with details on its use cases and technologies been presented.

The Demo Day, organized by the Hub Drone Systematics, took place at Brétigny-sur-Orges. Four scenarios have been trialed: Support to decision making for law enforcement, Network coverage measurements and rescue of a missing person, Securing of a sport event and support to medical staff, Inspection of linear infrastructure. Orange took part in the second scenario where the Morinant enabler from 5G!Drones, a platform for data collection, has been presented. This platform aims to combine UE performance KPIs (e.g. RSRP, attached cell, etc.) and network KPIs (e.g. overall number of connected UEs, traffic load, etc.) and to visualize them in real-time. It consists of an Android app installed on a smartphone embedded on a drone, and a web interface. The trials were followed by a sharing session which have highlighted the need to better evaluate aerial connectivity and propose models for pre-flight coverage estimation, to minimize risks and predict QoS along the drone trajectory.

This Demo Day was a great success, with more than a hundred guests from industry, civil aviation, academy and public institutions. The press was invited too and has been very impressed by the quality and wide variety of addressed topics.