Alcatel-Lucent flies Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 over 3,280 feet using LTE: reach out and buzz someone
the team flew the AR.Drone more than 3,280 feet (one kilometer), all while streaming 720p video of the farmland.
The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is many good things, but "long-ranged" isn't what comes to mind with a 165-foot maximum distance between pilot and quadrocopter.
Not to be daunted, Alcatel-Lucent has
conducted a test with an ad hoc LTE network, a USB modem and a
smartphone to see just how far the remote-controlled aircraft could go
on 4G. 
In practice, quite far: thanks in part to the inherently wide
coverage of the 800MHz band in France,
the team flew the AR.Drone more than 3,280 feet (one kilometer), all
while streaming 720p video of the farmland below. Besides giving us
ideas for a North by Northwest remake, the flight emphasized
the possibilities that come when we have access to a long-distance
wireless link with high bandwidth, such as monitoring crops or some very
literal field journalism. The challenge will be convincing
Alcatel-Lucent to share its trick and let us pester our not-so-next-door
neighbors.
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Source: Engadget
