MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631031086 A) filed by Asansol Engineering College, Asansol, West Bengal, on March 15, for 'flying mobile tower drone for remote hills.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Ramesh Prasad Sah.

The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A flying mobile tower drone system is disclosed for providing persistent wireless communication in remote, hilly, mountainous, and disaster-affected regions. The system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) integrated with a cellular communication payload, a hybrid solar-battery power system, and an AI-based control unit. The UAV functions as an airborne base station, delivering voice and data services to ground users while autonomously optimizing its position based on real-time signal demand and environmental factors. The invention supports rapid deployment and multi-drone mesh networking to replace or augment ground-based infrastructure."

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