NextNav has partnered with Tiami Networks to evaluate 5G-powered sensing technologies for counter-UAS detection and airspace awareness.
The companies will use NextNav’s 5G PNT Network in Santa Clara County, California, as a testbed for evaluating long-range sensing capabilities using the 900 MHz band. The network will simultaneously provide 3D positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) data.
The partnership focuses on integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), with Tiami contributing its RF sensing technology to evaluate wide-area detection of unmanned aircraft.
NextNav said the collaboration will assess the performance and applicability of 5G-powered sensing for counter-UAS, critical infrastructure and national security applications.
The companies said the work will examine whether existing 5G infrastructure can support long-range sensing without additional network load.
For more information
https://nextnav.com/tiami-networks-partnership-august-2026/
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