For the first time in the world, flying base stations began to be used. VIDEO

At the end of January 2025, the Czech division of the operator T-Mobile and Primoco UAV SE announced the start of using mobile base stations based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Such drones can be used to provide cellular coverage in areas where traditional ground infrastructure is not available.

The flying base station is built on a Primoco One 150 drone. This aircraft-type drone is capable of being in the air for up to 15 hours. It reaches speeds of up to 120 km/h, and the range reaches 1800 km. The maximum height is 3300 meters. The device can take on board a payload weighing up to 30 kg. The developer claims that the Primoco One 150 can be equipped with equipment to solve a wide range of civilian and military tasks and collect information in real time: these are optical sensors, radars and other systems for working in direct and indirect visibility.

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As part of the partnership, T-Mobile and Primoco UAV SE have placed a 150 mobile microstation on board Primoco One that supports 4G and 5G standards. The drone is capable of providing communication over an area of ​ ​ up to 20 square kilometers, serving up to 1000 subscribers at the same time. For signal transmission, a 10 MHz bandwidth is used, and the channel capacity is up to 90 Mbps.

As Vladan Pekovich (Vladan Peković), chief technology innovation specialist of T-Mobile Czech Republic, notes, the new technology has great potential - especially in emergencies and during natural disasters, when ground base stations can fail. In this case, drones with cellular equipment on board will be able to perform the functions of flying signal repeaters.^[1][2]

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