A dependable wireless link is decided in the field, long before the first signal is transmitted. APD Global uses autonomous drone survey to walk the corridor between communications sites - confirming the path is clear, recording the terrain, and giving the design bench a verified line of sight.
The same high-tech bench that inspects plant and towers also proves the radio path. Drones, ground robots and satellite backhaul sit with the engineering, not beside it.
Line of sight matters because of what follows it. APD Global takes telco work as design-and-construct - sites are designed, built, tested and handed back, not left as a drawing pack handed over the fence. That work spans digital radio for emergency services, rail 4G signalling, 5G small cells, LEO satellite backhaul and the power supplies that keep nbn and carrier plant alive. A verified path at the front of the job protects everything downstream of it.
The scale of that downstream work is on the record: 252 Victorian sites moved from analogue to the digital Regional Managed Radio Network, more than 80 LTE / 4.9G radio sites for Western Australia's first 4G signalling system, and Australia's first Eutelsat OneWeb / Telstra LEO backhaul migration site. Combining technical expertise with advanced analysis helps clients reduce uncertainty, optimise network performance and make informed decisions before construction begins.
The drone work sits inside a wider robotics and inspection bench - autonomous rovers, quadruped robots and drone systems that inspect wind turbines, primary plant and towers - in-house capability, not a subcontracted survey.