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“Zain Group has always benefited from its
broad portfolio of operations, be it from a
geographic perspective or a technological
one, and tying up with Zain Drone is
another example of how strong synergies
are being driven within the group to
significant positive effect.”
Abdul Aziz Jawad, CEO of Zain Drone, said:
“We are pleased to announce our first
commercial agreement with Zain Kuwait,
one of the most innovative and forward-
looking telecom operators in the region. Our
business case is based on providing tools to
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Zain Drone is investing heavily to build the
required capabilities in drone operations and
is positioning itself to become the leading
strategic partner in the fast-developing
markets for unmanned data acquisition.
The Zain Group enjoys solid in-house
expertise in drone technology, drawing
from international experts, and enjoys
unparalleled knowledge of the enterprise
market in Kuwait and across the region.
Zain DaaS offers multiple solutions across
core industries such as oil and gas (flare
DRONE CELL TOWER INSPECTION
REDUCES COSTS AND THE TIME TAKEN
TO DETECT ANY FLAWS CONSIDERABLY.
Zain customers’ requirements for counter-
drone security solutions in the region.
With the launch of Zain Drone services,
the Zain Group is fulfilling its Digital
Transformation strategy of offering unique
and business enhancing services to its
customers. The company says the benefits
of using drones include:
• Being a cost-effective method of
acquiring precision aerial data for
projects, significantly improving asset
inspection and capturing and analysing
engineering grade data to improve
decision-making
• The ability to be quickly deployed to
capture accurate data at high altitudes
for business planning and decision
making because they are fast, reliable
and cost-effective
• Their use leads to efficient asset
management, plus enhanced
maintenance processes, by delivering
our partners that help them optimise their
operations and maximise gains from the
efficient running of infrastructure.
“Kuwait will be a great showcase market for
the capabilities of Zain Drone-as-a-Service,
and we look forward to winning further
business in Kuwait and other markets across
the region from Zain operations as well as
from non-Zain affiliated organisations.”
Jawad continued: “Automation will play a
key role in the cell tower inspection industry
where automated workflows have proven
their potential by helping cut inspection
costs by as much as 50%, given that drone
hardware and software technologies have
developed to the level that the entire
inspection process can be streamlined
and automated.
“The valuable benefits of drone technology
in this instance include, higher-resolution
visual inspections than ground-based
inspections; a significant reduction of man
hours and costs; safe assessments for the
condition and alignment of all components
of cell towers with inspections done from a
safe distance; an increase in efficiency due
to data accuracy, live streaming and zoom
or thermal capabilities; and importantly, no
network downtime as the cell towers remain
functional during inspection.”
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inspections), utilities (power line inspections),
construction (BIM), infrastructure (asset
inspections), security, real estate, telecom
infrastructure, agriculture and other industries.
Earlier this month Zain Drone announced
it had entered into a teaming agreement
with DroneShield, a worldwide leader in
counter-drone solutions, which will see the
companies working together on meeting
precise information about the current
state of the infrastructure
• Decreased risk of injuries and casualties
due to fully autonomous processes,
replacing traditional inspection systems
• Indisputable evidence in
investment disputes
• Early detection of problems in remote
areas or inaccessible infrastructure and
rapid scheduling of necessary repairs. n
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