AT&T and Ericsson demoed 5G tower drone detection on July 24
AT&T and Ericsson demonstrated a drone-detection system on July 24, 2026 that used ordinary 5G towers and network sensing to track an unconnected drone without radar.
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AT&T and Ericsson built the drone-detection system described in the July 24, 2026 report by RCR Wireless. The companies demonstrated the system at AT&T, according to the source.
The system used network sensing through ordinary 5G towers. The report said the setup tracked an unconnected drone, which means the drone was not attached to the mobile network during the demonstration.
The report said the demonstration did not rely on radar. The source did not provide technical performance figures, deployment dates, commercial launch details, or country rollout plans in the excerpt provided.
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