Drone company Sensofusion and telecom operator Elisa plan to build a privately owned drone detection network in Finland and Estonia, Yle reported.
The companies have founded a joint venture called Masthead Oy, which combines Sensofusion's drone detection technology with Elisa's mobile network infrastructure in both countries. The venture has already started operating.
"Sensofusion's technology is designed to detect, identify and track drones reliably in demanding environments," Sensofusion's chief executive Tuomas Rasila said in a statement.
Also reported by Uusi Teknologia
Background
Elisa
Telecom operator
Elisa is a Finnish telecom operator whose mobile network infrastructure will host the drone detection technology.
Sensofusion
Drone detection company
Sensofusion is a drone company whose technology detects, identifies and tracks drones in demanding environments.
Masthead Oy
Joint venture
Masthead Oy is the joint venture Elisa and Sensofusion founded to build a drone detection network in Finland and Estonia.
