Autonomous cars, smart agriculture, drone delivery and other applications requiring precise location data are the target for a new Verizon Hyper Precise Location service announced today. According to Verizon Business, the service provides a stream of real-time data that enables…
The AT&T 5G Innovation Studio, which opened last week, is underpinned by a range of advanced technology. We talked to Raj Savoor, AT&T vice president of network analytics and automation, about that technology, which uses AT&T’s 5G network operating in…
Verizon’s Skyward business unit and UPS Flight Forward have agreed to deliver retail products via drones using LTE and to test 5G integration in The Villages in Florida. UPS Flight Forward has conducted more than 3,800 successful drone delivery flights…
Due to the wildfires burning throughout parts of the state of Washington, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a temporary waiver to Verizon subsidiary Skyward to allow pilots to fly drones from their home bases in order to inspect critical…
More than 26 new 5G devices hit the market last month, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). As a result, 5G device availability doubled in the second quarter. With the new devices, there are now 90 available worldwide,…
Things are taking off for AT&T and Uber. In fact, the hope is that they will go straight up. A new AT&T and Uber partnership is focused on exploring electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) and drones. The carrier…
Most Americans are comfortable with drones becoming commonplace, according to new research about consumer attitudes toward drones from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The study shows that a little more than three-in-four (76%) of U.S. adults are unfazed by drone…
Broadband and telecom providers are finding more and more ways to use drones. The latest telecom drone application comes from Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Cooperative, a company that offers broadband in a mountainous rural area in Georgia. The company…
Analytics and consulting firm GlobalData is recommending that telcos and webscale companies work together to develop communications services based on balloons and drones. Using atmospheric satellite balloons and drones in telecom could support emergency communications and could provide coverage in…
An AT&T flying COW drone demonstrated at the carrier’s Bedminster, NJ, facility and in Redmond, WA aims to help speed disaster recovery efforts. While readers may be familiar with using the COW acronym to mean “cellsite on wheels,” this COW…
Citing an emerging ‘low airspace digitized economy,’ Huawei this week unveiled their Digital Sky initiative during their Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF), taking place this week in London. Drones are taking on an increasing role in the digital economy and…
An AT&T helicopter drone is supporting wireless service in Puerto Rico, the carrier noted in a blog post today. The company refers to the helicopter drone as a flying COW (for cell on wings). As we previously reported, Hurricane Maria…
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