{"id":550790,"date":"2026-07-15T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/550790\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T10:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:43:32","slug":"att-ericsson-demo-5g-network-sensing-5g-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/550790\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&T, Ericsson demo 5G network sensing, 5G Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot of excitement about the potential of 6G networks to enable Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) services in the future, but Ericsson<\/a> and AT&T<\/a> have noted there\u2019s no need to wait for 6G to put sensing applications to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The close partners demonstrated drone detection using advanced network sensing over a 5G network in authorized airspace around the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, \u201cduring one of the largest global sporting events in the world\u201d, noted Ericsson in this announcement<\/a> (the stadium has been used frequently during the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament). The demo showed that \u201csome of the capabilities people may think of as \u20186G\u2019 can begin taking shape now through software, advanced radios and continued growth of 5G,\u201d the partners noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Ericsson, Massive MIMO radios were deployed on existing towers to create \u201ca multi-static sensing configuration\u201d for the demo. These radios were able to detect and locate multiple drones and track their movement, \u201cillustrating how wireless infrastructure could help protect major venues, critical infrastructure and other key locations\u2026 This showed how advanced network features can be enabled using 5G capabilities as the industry momentum towards 6G standardization and subsequent deployment accelerates. Critically, the same underlying capabilities could support new levels of low altitude threat detection and tracking around major venues, public spaces and other complex environments,\u201d noted Ericsson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the demo, multiple drones flying at altitudes between 300 and 400 feet within the coverage area were \u201csuccessfully detected, localized, and continuously tracked by the sensing technology,\u201d according to Ericsson. \u201cBy combining observations from multiple synchronised sensing nodes, the technology provided enhanced detection reliability, improved positioning accuracy, and robust target tracking performance. The sensing technology generated real-time target metrics, including the drone’s location, velocity, and elevation, enabling comprehensive tracking and monitoring throughout the flight path. The demonstration highlighted how existing network infrastructure can be transformed into a distributed sensing platform, enabling advanced applications such as drone detection without requiring additional standalone sensing technology,\u201d the vendor added.<\/p>\n

Yigal Elbaz, senior VP and Network CTO at AT&T, stated: \u201cIntegrated sensing is an important part of the road to 6G, and this work helps show how we can start bringing that future to life right now. By working with Ericsson, we are exploring how advanced wireless networks can add sensing capabilities to connectivity in ways that could support safer operations, smarter venues and stronger customer experiences, while creating a path to evolve these capabilities responsibly over time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

AT&T isn\u2019t the only operator forging ahead with sensing applications using its existing infrastructure \u2013 in Europe, A1 (aka Telekom Austria<\/a>) <\/a>is \u201cusing its existing mobile infrastructure as a distributed sensing layer, enabling ground-based visibility of interference affecting satellite-based positioning and timing signals,\u201d as we reported last week<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

– Ray Le Maistre, Editorial Director, TelecomTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a lot of excitement about the potential of 6G networks to enable Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":["post-550790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mobile","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}