EDP Tests AR Maintenance and Remote Assistance at Castelo do Bode Dam

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“This partnership strengthens Vodafone's solid relationship with EDP and creates considerable added value for both parties through a common aim, innovation, and a disruptive technology, 5G. We are thus taking a firm step in the strategic energy sector and helping to accelerate the country's digital and green transition. With a contribution that goes beyond our excellent connectivity, we will be an active part of this living 5G laboratory, to test and launch pioneering, efficient solutions with high potential for expansion.”

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“5G technology represents a milestone in the life and management of this dam, transforming it into a living laboratory of innovation. By ensuring full connectivity and emerging technologies, we are strengthening operational efficiency and safety and also paving the way for a new era of innovation in the energy sector, in partnership with Vodafone and with Deloitte's support.”

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“A true living laboratory was created to test the new technology and its potential in an industrial environment and in different situations within the confined space of a dam.”

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“Systems and devices that already use and can benefit from communication technologies are part of this pilot project, from drones and video cameras to sensors and virtual reality glasses.”

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“In the field, for example, augmented reality can help with maintenance and remote assistance tasks; drones can capture and analyse images in real time, detecting anomalies or intrusions more quickly; verification rounds can be carried out by robots; and even the safety of workers, when they are in areas where communications coverage is more constrained, is strengthened by the new technology.”

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