AT&T continued to press the military benefits of mobile technology, after its 5G network was employed by US defence contractor Northrop Grumman and Fujitsu in a trial of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.

The demonstration integrated radios with Northrop Grumman’s tactical data links, AT&T’s private 5G network and Fujitsu’s open RAN platform to transmit ISR data and video as part of plan to develop digital battle networks.

In a statement, Lance Spencer, client EVP for defence and public sector at AT&T, argued the trial highlighted the potential benefits ā€œcommercially available 5Gā€ held for the US Department of Defence.

Ben Davies, VP and GM of networked information solutions division for Northrop Grumman, highlighted the ā€œhigh speeds, low latency and cybersecurity protections of private 5G networksā€, along with the flexibility of commercial next-generation infrastructure.

Spencer separately told Mobile World Live AT&T is running a ā€œcarefully planned series of experimentsā€ to prove the capabilities of 5G for defence purposes.

AT&T teamed with Northrop Grumman inĀ April 2022Ā to develop a 5G-based digital battle networkĀ to coordinate connectivity and information across all branches of the nation’s military.

The US government commenced research into howĀ 5G and AR technologies could be used to deliver medical care to military personnel in 2021, while in 2022, AT&T secured a contract to deliverĀ VPN services to the Army National Guard.

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