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Smart Communication Connectivity To A Drone System Will Improve Disaster-Response

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Drones are getting extremely popular among the youths and used in the creative field. These are not only used for spying or taking photographs, but also for oil-rig operations and even for agricultural purpose. UAV does also help to assess the extent of damage in the affected areas. PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications will provide high-speed connectivity to a drone system that will help improve the disaster-response efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). The drone system that'll operate on Smart's frequencies during time of emergency, is part of Nokia Saving Lives, and the system would consist of drone, a portable data centre, a mobile broadband network and applications like video streaming, gas sensing, mapping and analytics.