# How Drones and Telecom Enable Aerial IoT | Dimetor's Thomas Neubauer | Internet of Things Podcast

- Show: [IoT For All Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast)
- Published: 2025-07-08
- Length: 16m
- Episode: 380
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iot-for-all/episodes/How-Drones-and-Telecom-Enable-Aerial-IoT--Dimetors-Thomas-Neubauer--Internet-of-Things-Podcast-e358uq3

## Summary

Thomas Neubauer, co-founder and CEO of Dimetor, explains how his company bridges the telecom and aviation industries to enable safe, scalable drone operations. He details the AirborneRF platform, which processes telecom network data to provide real-time connectivity and people density insights for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flights. Neubauer discusses the convergence of these sectors, the regulatory progress with SORA 2.5 in Europe, and the evolving business models for telecom operators engaging in the drone ecosystem.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=4) Introduction: Thomas Neubauer and Dimetor
- [1:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=66) The Role of Telecom in Drone Operations
- [2:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=160) How AirborneRF Enables Aerial IoT
- [4:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=271) Standardization and Interface Harmonization
- [6:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=390) Promising Drone Applications and Telco Engagement
- [9:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=541) Convergence of Telecom and Aviation Industries
- [12:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2025-07-08-how-drones-and-telecom-enable-aerial-iot-dimetors-thomas-neubauer-internet-of-th#t=762) Regulatory Challenges and SORA 2.5

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Dimetor (company)
- AirborneRF (product)
- GSMA (company)
- GUTMA (company)
- Verizon (company)
- Swisscomb (company)
- City Mesh (company)
- SORA 2.5 (other)

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