Methods and entities for alerting about failure of an unmanned aerial vehicle

A network node for alerting about failure of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the network node comprising processing circuitry, a non-transitory storage medium, and an input/output device, the network node being configured to:

• receive a failure report from an unmanned aerial vehicle,
• obtain information on an estimated point in time and/or time remaining to an estimated crash for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and
• provide the information to communication devices.

A method in a network entity comprising processing circuitry, a non-transitory storage medium, and an input/output device, the method being for alerting about failure of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving a failure report from an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network node of a wireless communications system,
• obtaining information on an estimated point in time and/or time remaining to an estimated crash for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and
• providing the information to communication devices.

A network entity for alerting about failure of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the network entity comprising processing circuitry, a non-transitory storage medium, and an input/output device, the network entity being configured to:

• receive a failure report from an unmanned aerial vehicle via a network node of a wireless communications system,
• obtain information on an estimated point in time and/or time remaining to an estimated crash for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and
• provide the information to communication devices.