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November 8, 2026
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Ericsson says ordinary 5G towers can now spot and track drones
Ericsson has introduced a system that uses existing mobile network sites to detect and follow small drones, even ones that never connect to the network.
- Ericsson introduced the Ericsson ISAC System, which adds sensing to mobile networks so they can detect and track drones over wide areas.
- It works by reading how radio signals bounce off objects, so a drone does not need to be connected to the network or send its location.
- In tests, the system tracked micro drones at kilometer-scale distances with precise 3D positioning.
- Small commercial pilots with selected customers are expected in 2027, with wider deployments from 2028.
Why it matters: Ericsson introduced a system that turns existing 5G mobile towers into a wide-area drone detector. It reads how radio signals bounce off moving objects, so drones that are not connected to any network can still be found and tracked in three dimensions. Ericsson says tests tracked micro drones at kilometer-scale distances, with live trials in Texas, Finland and Poland. Small commercial pilots with selected customers are expected to start in 2027, and broader deployments from 2028.
Read the full story →Congress asks Nvidia's Jensen Huang for a closed-door briefing on spy reports
Three House committees want Jensen Huang to explain his contacts with a Megaspeed executive US officials reportedly suspect of working for China. Nvidia says the contacts were routine.
- Three House committee chairs asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for a closed-door briefing on Nvidia's security against foreign spies and his contacts with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang.
- Reports say US intelligence believes China's Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang. The claims come from unnamed officials and are not confirmed.
- Nvidia says Jensen Huang meets thousands of customer executives a year and that its cloud customers get no information relevant to national security.
- Megaspeed has been accused of helping move about $2 billion of Nvidia chips to China. Nvidia says those claims were investigated and debunked last year.
Why it matters: Three House committee chairs asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for a closed-door briefing on his interactions with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, after reports that US officials suspect China recruited her to gather information on American AI chips. The claims come from unnamed officials and are unconfirmed, and Nvidia calls the contacts routine. Megaspeed is also accused of helping route about $2 billion in chips to China. Nvidia denies that.
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