Telekom goes drone hunting
Deutsche Telekom is entering the drone defense market with Dedrone. The Group's Magenta Security division offers companies with critical infrastructures, data centers, stadiums and public authorities a solution developed by Dedrone to protect against amateur drones. Telekom takes over all services - from sales, project planning and installation to management of the system.
Drones are becoming increasingly popular, cheaper and more powerful. But that also poses dangers, ranging from industrial espionage to weapons and drug smuggling to terrorist attacks. "The German Telecom has extensively and intensively tested the most important manufacturers of drone detection and defense systems from around the world in recent months, bundling the best technologies under the leadership of lead partner Dedrone for our Magenta drone protection shield," explains Dirk Backofen, future Head of Telekom Security.
Complete system for protection against drones
The one from Dedrone developed in Kassel, Germany, detects drones fully automatically using various sensors such as video cameras, frequency scanners and microphones, and fends them off if necessary. At its heart is intelligent software that is able to reliably distinguish drones from birds, helicopters and other flying objects and even identify specific models.
Any number of sensors from other manufacturers can be integrated into the modular system, which can be integrated into customers' existing security concepts, via open interfaces, including radars from Airbus or Robin Radar, frequency scanners from Rohde & Schwarz and microphone arrays from Squarehead Technology. In this way, optimal coverage of different areas is ensured, writes Telekom.
As soon as the system detects a drone, it alerts the security forces. They can immediately initiate protective measures and, for example, bring people to safety, secure landed drones or dropped objects, or block the view of sensitive information. Depending on the legal requirements, jammers could be used to stop the drone. Source: Deutsche Telekom
