Eventually, unmanned aerial vehicles are going to operate commercially, beyond line of sight, which means a relatively low-cost flight control system has to be created. Some believe Wi-Fi can accomplish the task, while others believe mobile networks make more sense.
Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) naturally argues mobile networks are best optimized for such purposes.
One certainty: the Federal Aviation Administration will be involved, which means all sorts of considerations around flight safety will be foundational, and link reliability cannot be an issue, no matter which radio approach is taken.
Satellites are used to control large drones travelling great distances, but some might argue cost is likely to be an issue for small industrial and retail UAVs.
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