China Unicom launches "aurora 1" 5G airborne terminal, which adapts to DJI and other brands of UAV equipment.

CTOnews.com, July 4 (Xinhua)-- at the 2023 World Mobile Communications Conference in Shanghai, China Unicom launched a new "aurora 1" 5G airborne terminal with a portable and compact design.

In terms of appearance, the Aurora No. 1 5G airborne terminal adopts a minimalist design with an all-aluminum shell, with four antennas in four corners, and the top is covered with a heat dissipation module, supporting IP55-level dustproof and waterproof. The specific model of the product is CURI01, the size is about 87x73x17mm, and the weight is about 120g.

In terms of hardware, the Aurora-1 5G airborne terminal is equipped with ARM 8 core processor (CTOnews.com Note: 4 Cortex-A76+ 4 Cortex-A55), 4GB 64bit LPDDR4 memory, 64GB eMMC5.1 storage; supports 5G SA / NSA, 4G networking, supports Beidou and GPS positioning, and dual nano SIM cards.

According to officials, Aurora 1 supports flight control, video transmission, automatic cruising and other functions of multi-brand drones, including DJI, and can be used in electric power inspection, agricultural and forestry plant protection, emergency protection and other industries.

Aurora 1 5G airborne terminal is equipped with China Unicom dedicated 5G module to support 5G dual-card dual-link connection; the fuselage has its own special SDK Jack and USB-C interface for DJI UAV, which can connect other brands of UAV or external cameras and other devices; at the same time, it also supports Bluetooth connection, which can be configured on Android mobile phone App.