--- title: This Sensing Technology Can Already Detect Drones in the... description: Ericsson Americas CEO explains how the company is bringing a sensing platform originally designed for 6G into existing 5G networks. The technology enables... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-sensing-technology-can-already-detect-drones-in-the-sky-ericsson-america-s-ceo-explains-how-sprmuhpmg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This Sensing Technology Can Already Detect Drones in the Sky. Ericsson America's CEO Explains How | daily.dev og:description: Ericsson Americas CEO explains how the company is bringing a sensing platform originally designed for 6G into existing 5G networks. The technology enables... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-sensing-technology-can-already-detect-drones-in-the-sky-ericsson-america-s-ceo-explains-how-sprmuhpmg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SPrmuhpmg.png og:image:alt: This Sensing Technology Can Already Detect Drones in the Sky. Ericsson America's CEO Explains How og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This Sensing Technology Can Already Detect Drones in the Sky. Ericsson America's CEO Explains How **[Tiff In Tech](https://daily.dev/sources/tiffintech)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ericsson Americas CEO explains how the company is bringing a sensing platform originally designed for 6G into existing 5G networks. The technology enables mobile networks to detect, track, and identify moving objects — particularly drones — using already-deployed telecom infrastructure. Beyond drone detection for public safety, the platform could expose APIs to developers to build new applications around real-time aerial object tracking. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can existing 5G networks be used to detect drones? Telecom infrastructure can be paired with a sensing platform layered on top of deployed 5G networks to detect, track, and assess whether flying objects like drones pose a threat. Ericsson describes bringing forward sensing technology originally designed for 6G and applying it now to 5G networks specifically for nationwide drone detection and public safety use cases. _Follow how telecom infrastructure is being repurposed for security use cases on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [5G-A ISAC Network Boosts Low-Altitude & Airport Safety](https://daily.dev/posts/5g-a-isac-network-boosts-low-altitude-airport-safety-ys5bo0ntg) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A Czech AI startup says it can detect drones by sound for €150 per sensor, and it wants to wire up power grids first](https://daily.dev/posts/a-czech-ai-startup-says-it-can-detect-drones-by-sound-for-150-per-sensor-and-it-wants-to-wire-up-p-mqndb2rle) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why Sensor Fusion Matters for Drone Navigation and Detection](https://daily.dev/posts/why-sensor-fusion-matters-for-drone-navigation-and-detection-d8zzfqro6) · Embedded.com · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Research Required for the Next Decade of Drone Technology](https://daily.dev/posts/the-research-required-for-the-next-decade-of-drone-technology-mmqsypcn6) · Computing Community Consortium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-sensing-technology-can-already-detect-drones-in-the-sky-ericsson-america-s-ceo-explains-how-sprmuhpmg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"This Sensing Technology Can Already Detect Drones in the Sky. 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