BROWSING: Drones

inUAVi, an innovative start-up in the drone radio frequency monitor and sensor market, has announced availability of an RF measurement instrument for use from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) that collects and relays data in real time to the drone operator from an application integrated...

In Rockport, Texas, rubble litters the ground and rooftops have been ripped from buildings, but a steel tower stands tall amidst the debris. The cell tower is apparently undamaged by Hurricane Harvey, but Verizon wants to know for sure. The carrier is using drones...

Drones are already inspecting cell towers, testing network connections, and photographing tower access routes after natural disasters. Now, AT&T wants to automate tower inspections, and at least one U.S. carrier is also looking at drones as a way to evaluate new tower sites from...

Drones are already inspecting cell towers, testing network connections, and photographing tower access routes after natural disasters. Now, AT&T wants to automate tower inspections, and at least one U.S. carrier is also looking at drones as a way to evaluate new tower sites from...

Two Congressional Democrats have introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offense to use a drone to interfere with the operation of a manned aircraft. Intentional or unintentional interference would be punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. The bill's sponsors are Senator Sheldon...

Get ahead with the edge Internet-connected devices for phones, tablets, sensors, security cameras and vehicles have produced a mountain of data to mine and analyze. On a global scale, the cloud is an indispensable part of this process. Unfortunately, as the distance between the cloud...

The small, gray aircraft with bright orange under-wings looked like a large model plane, but the civilian drone carried an unusual passenger: electronic equipment that turned the unmanned aerial vehicle into a flying cell site. As the drone flew on a predetermined path with a...

Get ahead with the edge Internet-connected devices for phones, tablets, sensors, security cameras and vehicles have produced a mountain of data to mine and analyze. On a global scale, the cloud is an indispensable part of this process. Unfortunately, as the distance between the cloud...

Drone uses Visible Light Communication (VLC) to navigate indoors Philips Lighting, which has been making moves in the IoT space by leveraging its connected lighting platforms, is working with drone manufacturer Blue Jay to develop new uses for drones, as well as a lighting-based navigation...

  Gap Wireless, a leading distributor of products and services for the mobile broadband and wireless markets, has become a premier provider of UAV (drone) solutions for carriers and enterprises in Canada and the U.S.  With products represented from leading UAV vendors like DJI Enterprise...

Unmanned aerial vehicles and ultraportable spectrum analyzers target interference As 5G continues to take shape and LTE increasingly complements Wi-Fi to provide connectivity for the enterprise, industrial and residential in-building wireless space, the way technicians deploy, test and optimize networks is changing. Telecommunications networks are...

LTE-M and NB-IoT enable capabilities for asset tracking, smart meters and other key IoT applications; plus drones controlled over commercial LTE networks Many industry watchers, including me, have referred to massive-scale internet of things (IoT) as the killer app for forthcoming 5G mobile networks. But...

LTE-M and NB-IoT enable capabilities for asset tracking, smart meters and other key IoT applications; plus drones controlled over commercial LTE networks Many industry watchers, including me, have referred to massive-scale internet of things (IoT) as the killer app for forthcoming 5G mobile networks. But...

Verizon has been very active with drone technology, from using drones as flying cell sites to network testing, and the carrier has purchased a drone management firm. But the carrier knows that drones can have a dark side as well.

Verizon has been very active with drone technology, using drones as flying cell sites and for network testing. The carrier has also purchased a drone management firm. But Verizon knows that drones can have a dark side as well. For example, at a fire in...

The new Amazon R&D facility will be located in Cambridge and employ 400 people Amazon has announced a significant investment to boost its research and development activities in the U.K. with the opening of a new Development Centre site in Cambridge. The new facility will have...

Drones have the potential to make a number of industries more efficient, but only if the images and information they capture can be turned into actionable intelligence. That's why platforms that connect unmanned aerial vehicles to cloud-based software are a focus for developers and...

AT&T is adding more radios to its cell sites on wings, or COWs as the company likes to call them. The latest COW tests took place in Houston, where AT&T's network disaster recovery team worked with first responders to practice recovering from the loss...

Just like everyone else, I am an Amazon.com customer. Their service is practically always perfect and quick. I order something, and it arrives quickly and without effort. If I need to return something, that’s no problem either. Amazon is a company customers can count...

Verizon Communications bought drone management firm Skyward for an undisclosed sum. Skyward is an Oregon-based software startup that said it helps more than 100 companies manage drone operations. The firm targets enterprises that need to deploy multiple drones over several locations. "Drones are becoming an...

Formula One fans spend hundreds of dollars to see fast cars and Verizon Wireless knows these mobile subscribers expect a fast network at the event. What isn’t fast is the process of testing a cellular network ahead of an event at a 5,000-acre venue....

The communication industry is already benefiting from the use of drones. Tower climbing is seen as one of the most dangerous jobs and telecommunication operators can avoid risks through the use of drones for telecommunications tower inspection. Commercial drones are changing the way operators...

A fragmented ecosystem and sheer complexity are major challenges to IoT In a wide ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Verizon VP of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo shared the carrier's outlook on the internet of things, shared insight into the company's IoT-related acquisition strategy...

Verizon has bought drone management firm Skyward for an undisclosed sum. Skyward is an Oregon software startup that helps more than 100 companies manage drone operations. The firm targets enterprises that need to deploy multiple drones over several locations. "Drones are becoming an essential tool...