Oh boy... Attack of the drones.
Amazon wants FCC approval to test mysterious wireless communications system - GeekWire
Amazon wants FCC approval to test mysterious wireless communications system - GeekWire
I agree.
Wouldn't surprise me if they were testing their own wireless internet services, cell phones, or even the drones.
Actually, once you start seeing these experimental requests on the FCC pages, there's a ton of stuff like this. Lots of companies testing out new technologies all the time. Some of the stuff the big military contractors due is pretty interesting. Very high power stuff in weird portions of the microwave bands.
If they were operating on the commercial LTE network, they wouldn't need an authorization as they would be operating as a customer of the cellular license. Just like you don't need a license for your cell phone.I would say they are experimenting with using commercial Frequencies for control of drones.Using the commercial LTE network, only makes since to obtain coverage. I am suprised they didn't ask for some 24-26 GHZ to test some 5G connectivity.
A spectrum analyzer maybe. It's a common practice. It doesn't mean intercept the contents of the traffic...it simply means not transmitting if there is already a carrier on the frequency.And what receiving goodies might an entity of Amazon's means employ to "monitor other licensees and users before commenting operations to avoid interference..."??
If they were operating on the commercial LTE network, they wouldn't need an authorization as they would be operating as a customer of the cellular license. Just like you don't need a license for your cell phone.