On December 8th, the bidding process for the Hefei Low-altitude Economic Infrastructure Project (Phase I) was completed. The estimated contract price for the project is approximately 148 million yuan. A consortium consisting of Si Chuang Electronics Co., Ltd., China Mobile Communications Group Anhui Co., Ltd., Zhongke Xingtu Digital Earth Hefei Co., Ltd., and Zhongxin Telecom Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. won the bid with a bid amount of 145 million yuan.

The project aims to establish a regional low-altitude flight management and service guarantee system in Hefei, encompassing three major components: hardware infrastructure, software platform development, and leasing services. The project is scheduled to complete the supply, installation, and acceptance within 270 calendar days from the date of contract signing. The funding sources include self-financing by the enterprise and special bonds from the local government. As a crucial infrastructure for advancing the development of low-altitude economy in Hefei, this project will effectively enhance the city's low-altitude flight management and service guarantee capabilities.

The construction content of the project can be analyzed from two dimensions:

The first is the large-scale deployment of hardware infrastructure. This is the most direct involvement of relevant manufacturers. According to the bidding documents, the project will deploy hardware equipment directly related to security and prevention, such as "surveillance", "countermeasures", and "electromagnetic" equipment, in key areas and air routes including Luogang Park, Swan Lake, Quantum Center, Provincial Government, G3 Expressway Inspection Line, and Hefei-Huaining Logistics Line. Through the supply, installation, and integration of equipment for urban-level drone detection and countermeasures networks, a normalized and wide-area coverage perception and defense capability against "unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)" will be established.

The bidding documents specify technical directions such as "integrated perception and communication" and "multi-sensory fusion", which are highly compatible with the currently validated fusion perception solutions in the industry, such as "5G-A perception + TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival positioning)". This is conducive to achieving all-weather, refined, and low-interference management.

The second aspect is the development of the public safety module within the software platform. The core of the project involves establishing a "Low-altitude Smart Networking Platform", a "Low-altitude Flight Service Platform", and a "Unified Network Flight Management Platform". Security prevention and control capabilities are essential functions of these platforms - the bidding requirements stipulate that the software platform must achieve "security prevention and control and comprehensive supervision", implying that data related to detection, early warning, and handling must be deeply integrated into a unified urban low-altitude management platform.

For example, the "Low-altitude Intelligent Networking Platform" includes the "Countermeasure Service Platform", while the "Unified Network Flight Platform" encompasses the "Video Management System" and "AI Service System". These are all key areas where security technology and low-altitude management converge, providing opportunities for enterprises involved in software development, AI algorithms, big data analysis, and more.

The Hefei project, as a regional benchmark, reflects the key demand trend of the low-altitude economy in the field of security and prevention in recent years:

From the policy perspective, the state has continuously emphasized the "safe and healthy" development of the low-altitude economy and improved the safety standard system for emerging fields. The Ministry of Public Security has issued the "Opinions on the Equipping of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Detection and Countermeasures Equipment," which clearly states that it is necessary to effectively enhance the ability of public security organs to prevent and respond to UAV intrusions into important targets and major events, achieve regular automatic patrol control at key locations, temporary on-site mobile countermeasures, and accelerate the promotion of the equipping of UAV detection and countermeasures equipment.

From the perspective of market application, the application of security and prevention technology in the low-altitude economy is extending from mere "supervision" to "service", presenting a vast potential market space. Urban governance has become a core scenario, and drones have been widely applied in fields such as policing, traffic inspection, high-rise fire protection, and environmental monitoring.

From the perspective of technological development, the industry consensus is that future low-altitude security is not simply about "counteraction", but rather about building a systematic governance system featuring "diverse co-governance, three-dimensional security, and low-altitude safety". This requires the technology to achieve precision, and the governance methods and entities to move towards standardization.

Overall, the Hefei project clearly demonstrates that low-altitude security has become an indispensable part of the "new infrastructure" of the low-altitude economy. The relevant opportunities lie not only in individual projects, but also in the vast market space and technological evolution directions opened up by their demonstration effect.