争冠：评估和加速英国、七国集团和其他主要国家的无人机准备情况

The GSMA is a global organisation unifying the mobileecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovationfoundational to positive business environments and societalchange. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivityso that people, industry and society thrive. Representingmobile operators and organisations across the mobileecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for GSMA Intelligence is the definitive source of global mobileoperator data, analysis and forecasts, and publisher ofauthoritative industry reports and research. Our data coversevery operator group, network and MVNO in every countryworldwide – from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. It is the most GSMA Intelligence is relied on by leading operators, vendors,regulators, financial institutions and third-party industryplayers, to support strategic decision-making and long- We invite you to find out more atgsma.com Our team of analysts and experts produce regular thought-leading research reports across a range of industry topics. Follow the GSMA on Twitter:@GSMA www.gsmaintelligence.com info@gsmaintelligence.com BT Group is the UK’s leading provider of fixed and mobiletelecommunications and related secure digital products,solutions and services. We also provide managed Published June 2023 AuthorsTim Hatt,Head of Research and ConsultingJames Joiner,Lead Analyst BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumerserves individuals and families in the UK; Business* coverscompanies and public services in the UK and internationally;Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiaryof BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses For more information, visitwww.bt.com/about *Business was formed on 1 January 2023 from the combination ofthe former Enterprise and Global units. It commenced reporting asa single unit from 1 April 2023, with pro forma reporting information Contents Foreword2Report scope and purpose3Executive summary51Overview and industry context: why now?92Our methodology: how does it work?133Key findings and country comparisons164Recommendations for the UK42Appendix44Glossary46 Foreword There are few innovations that have the potentialto be as transformative for the UK economy,communities and our daily lives as drones. They arehelping organisations across industries from logistics,manufacturing and agriculture to do tasks faster, However, the drone sector cannot realise the futurepotential of drones alone. For drones to have the kindof impact we know they can, it requires the support ofstakeholders across government, regulators, devolvedadministrations and local governments, workingtogether with industry to foster an environment BT Group has made no secret of its vision andambitions to contribute towards the UK’s dronesuccess. Our mobile network, as the largest and mostreliable in the UK, could be critical. By improvingflight control, assisting with authentication and However, there is much more we must do. For thisreason, we’ve commissioned this independentreport from GSMA Intelligence, seeking to providerecommendations to policymakers and regulators,informed by best practices from around the world,to empower the UK into being a world leader in Our networks aren’t the only way in which we’reinvesting in drones. We recently invested £5 millionin Altitude Angel, a world-leading unified trafficmanagement technology provider, to help scale the UKdrone industry and supported the development of theUK’s drone superhighway, a 165-mile drone corridor While the report demonstrates the UK has somestrengths, we shouldn’t settle for mediocrity. As wetrail leading nations, and others are acting fast to catchup, the risk is we fall behind and miss out on the fulldrone dividend. This is particularly true of regulation,for which the UK has an enviable record overall but inthe areas of drones has gaps in its approach. It is in all Report scopeand purpose Drones are primed to be a key asset in the development of our future economyand society. Success requires advanced communications (such as 4G/5G),technological development, commercial demand and investment – but also clearand workable regulation. The purpose of this report is to assess the UK’s positionon drone market readiness against a set of international peers. From this We have designed a methodology (see Chapter 2 forthe full methodology) to benchmark the UK against aset of other leading nations (including all countries in theG7) on their readiness for a flourishing drone market. that have a comparable economic make-up to the UK,a mature telecoms and ICT technology market (e.g.mobile network coverage) and known drone activity or In this sense, the index is not meant as a definitive andcomprehensive assessment of each country. Rather, itserves as a framework to evaluate and track progress,particularly on key metrics for gaps to overcome, and to When creating an index there is, as ever, a qu