FutureFlight On The Radar
UAM and Communications Industry Groups Call for Consultation
Advanced communications technology is a key part of the urban air mobility equation because the new sector will greedily consume data, which is why trade groups are calling for careful planning with service providers and technology experts.

How will cities and their citizens make clear choices about what they want from urban air mobility (UAM) if no one asks them about it? The answer, says industry group Civata Global, is that they won’t and that a structured process of public engagement from local authorities, communities, regulators, and mobile network operators is urgently needed.

Mobile network operators? Yes, the communications infrastructure and service providers have skin in the game, too, according to Civata Global, which has just published a white paper with mobile communications trade association GSMA entitled The Role of Mobile Network Operators in the Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem.