Commercial Networks Perfect for Drones, CTIA Says
The FAA should endorse commercial networks as the preferred communications platform for small, low-altitude drones, CTIA said Monday in a white paper. “This begins with the FAA recommendation to use these networks as one of the viable technologies for remote…
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tracking and identification of [drones] by law enforcement, and continues with FAA recognition of wireless networks as suitable to provide safe and reliable command and control functionality for small, low-altitude” unmanned aerial vehicles, the association said. It urged policymakers to work with industry “to create a unified national framework for FAA management of drone airspace” based on a risk-based regulatory framework. Policymakers should ensure carriers can build networks needed for drones “by freeing up more spectrum for licensed use, encouraging broadband infrastructure deployment, and promoting the testing of commercial wireless networks to support low-altitude UAV communications,” CTIA said. The group said more than 800,000 drones are U.S. registered. CTIA said it's convening leading players in the drone space, including Amazon, AT&T, Qualcomm and Verizon, for a meeting of its Drone/UAS Working Group on Tuesday.