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46 Focus | 5G networks modules and hardware acceleration of line- rate security verification. However, they needmore infrastructure on the ground to be effective. While 5G is rolling out inmajor cities, it is not available inmany towns or the countryside, limiting the effectiveness for driverless cars and buses. Installing base stations can be costly, mainly because they need a fibre optic connection. However, millimetre-wave frequencies above 70 GHz can provide 5G-standard gigabit links to roadside base stations implemented as small cells on lamp posts or even to individual sensor units. This brings down the cost of the volume roll-out of V2X infrastructure. The same 5G infrastructure can be used for remote control of a driverless vehicle if it does not have a steering wheel. In the unlikely event that the vehicle has a problem it cannot resolve, a remote operator can pilot the vehicle past the problem. The low, sub-1 ms latency of 5G is for such remote operation. Conclusion The low latency and standardisation of 5G is driving the technology intomore uncrewed applications. Standalone 5G networks are already providing high-speed video links for automated ground vehicles in factories and UAVs on farms, boosting productivity. Also, MIMO antenna support and low-latency capability is allowing remote piloting of uncrewed shipping and driverless cars in testbeds, using commercial infrastructure. The next releases of the 3GPP 5G specifications will see even more support for UAVs at low altitudes, for applications such as mountain rescue and to coordinate swarms of aircraft. Up in the stratosphere, UAVs will operate as 5G base stations, providing comms support for disaster relief and to bring broadband data to remote areas of the world. February/March 2023 | Uncrewed Systems Technology China Huawei/HiSilicon +86 75 5287 80808 www.hisilicon.com Skydrone - www.skydrone.aero ZTE +86 55 2677 0000 www.zte.com.cn Israel Autotalks +972 9 886 5300 www.auto-talks.com Japan Rakuten Symphony +81 5055 816 910 www.symphony.rakuten.com Netherlands NXP +31 24 353 9111 www.nxp.com Sweden Ericsson +46 10 719 00 00 www.ericsson.com UK BluWireless Technology +44 1179 114011 www.bluwireless.co.uk CGI +44 8450 707765 www.cgi.com LimeMicrosystems +44 1483 685063 www.limemicro.com Plextek RFI +44 1799 533200 www.plextekrfi.com USA Airspan Networks +1 561 893 8670 www.airspan.com Skyworks +1 781 376 3000 www.skyworks.com Qualcomm +1 858 587 1121 www.qualcomm.com Verizon +1 800 837 4966 www.verizon.com Some examples of 5G technology suppliers Base stations can be costly to install, mainly because they need a fibre optic connection, but 5G-standard gigabit links bring down the roll-out cost of V2X infrastructure