UPS, Verizon partner on 5G drone delivery in Florida

Source: Smart Cities Dive Published: January 13th, 2021

Dive Brief:

UPS will team up with Verizon and its subsidiary, Skyward, to deliver retail products with drones through its Flight Forward division at The Villages in Florida, Verizon announced in a press release and its CES 2021 keynote this week.

The partnership will examine the use of 5G networks for drones, which the companies say will be important for growing delivery operations.

"We will need the ability to manage and support multiple drones, flying simultaneously, dispatched from a centralized location, operating in a secure and safe environment. To do this at scale, alongside Verizon and Skyward, we’ll need the power of 5G," UPS CEO Carol Tomé said in a statement.

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