Networks and Communications

Project 6G-SKY concludes with excellent review

June 27, 2025

Lakeside Labs is proud to announce the successful completion of the project 6G for Connected Sky. It has been awarded the highest possible grade “excellent” at the final CELTIC-NEXT EUREKA review on June 26, 2025 at Airbus, Ottobrunn. This recognition reflects the project’s exceptional ambition, technical quality, and strong impact potential for future 6G-enabled airspace connectivity. As leader of the work package “Integration and Demonstration,” Lakeside Labs played an important…

Successful drone test flights for 6G-SKY

April 30, 2024

Posted by Christian Raffelsberger

The research project 6G-SKY has reached a major milestone: Lakeside Labs and the company Twins have successfully conducted a series of flight tests using an integrated drone platform at the Logistics Center Austria South. Aerial image analysis via wireless connectivity The main goal of these flights was to evaluate the performance of three interconnected drones in an image analysis scenario. The drones were equipped with optical sensors and wireless communication…

Futurezone award for most innovative 5G project

December 15, 2022

Posted by Christian Raffelsberger

Lakeside Labs won the futurezone award in the category 5G innovation of the year for its work on communication in swarms. The award was presented by Huawei at an award ceremony in Vienna. The runner ups for the award were the University of Klagenfurt with a virtual realities use case and the TU Vienna with a smart 5G machine vice. The use case “Communications in Swarms” is being developed at…

UWB4Industry: Self-sufficient UWB-based industrial sensor networks

November 28, 2019

Posted by Andreas Kercek

Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology has recently attracted significant attention since smart phone manufacturers like Apple announced its integration into their next generation’s smart phones. Currently, they focus on tracking applications since UWB is known as one of the most precise localization methods far superior in terms of accuracy and speed compared to competing technologies (Bluetooth, GPS, etc). Moreover, it is very energy efficient, secure, and robust. But UWB can also be…

Mini workshop on networked systems

October 2, 2018

Posted by Christian Bettstetter

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Session A: Drone networks (09:00 to 10:40, 1 hour talks + discussions) Samira Hayat: Experimental evaluation of wireless communications for drones Aymen Fakhreddine: Cellular-connected drone systems: State-of-the-art and research issues Raheeb Muzaffar: Live multicast video streaming from drones Session B: Industrial, robot, and post-disaster networks (11:00 – 12:40, 1 hour talks + discussions) Jorge Schmidt: UWB sensor networks Agata Gniewek: Swarmalatorbots — Robots that sync and…

OptiMon: Reliable wireless monitoring for industry

August 14, 2017

Posted by Patrick Gregori

Condition and energy monitoring of industrial assets by means of sensor systems has become widespread in recent years. Current systems are mostly wired, and thus installation can be difficult, inflexible, and costly. In addition, wired condition monitoring is not feasible in some cases (e.g., with moving parts), and harsh environments pose a threat for present technologies (vulnerable cables and connectors). Wireless condition monitoring is flexible but has challenges with respect…

Communication manager for disaster management

May 31, 2016

Posted by Christian Raffelsberger

The wireless standard for emergency services used by first responder organizations—TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio)—provides robust and secure communication but offers limited data rates unsuited for multimedia data. Such multimedia data, however, would be beneficial in complex emergency situations. For example, in case of a large event, the police needs to keep an overview of various locations to monitor incidents (e.g., violence or mass panic). Real-time reports need to be available…

Communication demands of drone applications

May 24, 2016

Posted by Evsen Yanmaz

Small drones become increasingly popular for civil applications, including production of movies and delivery of important goods. The wireless communications and networking of drones is an essential building block in such systems. Lakeside Labs researchers have been working in this domain for several years; now they wrote a comprehensive survey article on the characteristics and requirements of drone networks. Evsen Yanmaz, senior researcher and project manager, states: “Our survey quantifies…

UWB sensor networks in airplanes

April 27, 2016

Posted by Christian Bettstetter

Modern airplanes are equipped with hundreds of embedded sensors and actuators necessary for structural health monitoring, aircraft control, and passenger and crew assistance. These devices are typically interconnected by wires. Using wireless connections instead of wires improves flexibility of installations and reduces the airplane’s weight. Researchers from Airbus Group Innovations have been working on this topic for several years. An ongoing joint project with the University of Klagenfurt and Lakeside…

Research days on multi-UAV systems

July 14, 2013

Posted by Christian Bettstetter

The Sixth Research Days of Lakeside Labs und U Klagenfurt from July 8 — 12, 2013, hosted invited experts, professors, and young researchers to discuss ideas and exchange experiences on systems with multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Autonomous UAVs are used with increasing interest in civil and commercial applications and by the scientific research community. Recently, research and development efforts have shifted toward using teams of UAVs for monitoring, surveillance,…