AIS turning U-tapao into ‘sensible airport’ with face-recognition tech

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia Information Community): U-tapao Rayong Pattaya Worldwide Airport is being upgraded with the addition of a “sensible” passenger terminal powered by 5G know-how.

The development of Terminal 3 is being performed in collaboration with Thailand’s largest cellular companies operator, Superior Data Service (AIS).

AIS senior govt Saran Phaloprakarn stated the purpose was to show U-Tapao, which is run by the Royal Thai Navy, into a contemporary industrial airport.

U-Tapao will turn into the third industrial airport serving Bangkok after Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang.

A high-speed practice route will hyperlink all three airports and the Japanese Financial Hall improvement zone.

Presently, U-Tapao serves primarily international vacationers visiting the resort metropolis of Pattaya on the jap seaboard.

AIS signed a memorandum of understanding with the airport on Aug 10, extending their collaboration on digital tech adoption.

Saran stated the MOU permits AIS to work on 5G “use instances” on the airport for 3 extra years, in time for the opening of Terminal 3.

Digitalisation at U-Tapao started in 2018 and was upgraded to 5G after AIS launched fifth-generation know-how for broadband mobile networks in Thailand two years in the past.

Saran stated the U-Tapao’s 5G tech can be used to analyse video from closed-circuit cameras for elevated security, counting on synthetic intelligence, massive information and face-recognition applied sciences.

AIS is offering the 5G companies at U-Tapao freed from cost as it’s trialling the know-how on the airport.

Saran stated outcomes from the research can also be used to develop AIS’s enterprise on the airport in future, together with the sale of SIMs to vacationers.

The sensible tech would additionally assist maintain passenger queues quick, he added. “5G and AI might help you are expecting the focus of passengers on the airport,” he stated.