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AT&T Launching Wireless Drones For Events Coverage
- FierceWireless, Monday, July 18, 2016 9:05 AM
AT&T hopes to use LTE-connected drones to enhance its wireless network and inspect cell towers. The carrier announced the launch of a national trial of "Flying COWs" – or Cells on Wings – to provide LTE coverage at large events or during disasters. The project is being overseen by Art Pregler, who serves as AT&T's director of National Mobility Systems and who began his tech career in the U.S. Air Force. The nation's second-largest carrier is already using drones to perform aerial inspections of its tower in a move that could improve safety and efficiency, and AT&T said perhaps they could enable access to parts of towers that field workers simply can't reach.
