Document :

ITU-D SG01 RAPPORTEUR GROUP MEETING  Contribution  93

Title :

Emergency Communications Using Large Unmanned Helicopters and Airborne Mobile Base Stations: Deployment Experience and Lessons from China

Date :

2026-09-15

Source :

China Tower Corporation Limited

AI/Question :

Q3/1

Meeting :

2026-09-28

Access :

Restricted to TIES users [ITU-D]

Abstract :

The meeting is invited to:
1. consider the deployment experience and lessons presented in this contribution on the use of large unmanned-helicopter platforms for rapid restoration of emergency communications;
2. consider incorporating relevant lessons and checklist/SOP elements into Question 3/1 outputs on rapid deployment of integrated terrestrial, satellite and airborne emergency communication systems; and
3. invite Member States, Sector Members and other eligible contributors to share further deployment cases on UAV- or airborne-based emergency communications, including evidence on deployment time, coverage, user capacity, airspace and spectrum coordination, logistics, accessibility and operational limitations.