BernExpo is a pioneer in innovation and digitisation. So it will not come as much surprise that it was also the first Swiss company to implement Swisscom Broadcast’s automated perimeter protection. A drone currently flies over the BernExpo site four times a day. All drone flights are operated beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) by the Swisscom Operational Center and monitored via screen.
Authorisation from FOCA is required to fly drones commercially without visual contact. To obtain this authorisation, strict conditions must be met. These include the requirement that the drones always have a secure connection. Swisscom Broadcast has specific tools and platforms to calculate and predict the quality of our mobile communications for each drone flight path. In addition, the risks on the ground and in the air must be minimised. Thanks to aggregated anonymised Swisscom mobile phone data, we can predict the density of people on the flight path. Using our Airscout solution, we can monitor the airspace to prevent collisions with other aerial vehicles.
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