Project Skybender: Google's secretive 5G internet drone tests revealed | Technology | T... - 0 views
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Google is testing solar-powered drones at Spaceport America in New Mexico to explore ways to deliver high-speed internet from the air
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Project SkyBender is using drones to experiment with millimetre-wave radio transmissions, one of the technologies that could underpin next generation 5G wireless internet access
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High frequency millimetre waves can theoretically transmit gigabits of data every second, up to 40 times more than today’s 4G LTE systems. Google ultimately envisages thousands of high altitude “self-flying aircraft” delivering internet access around the world.
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