Amazon Speaks with FCC Wireless Bureau on Drones in 60 GHz Band
Amazon told FCC Wireless Bureau staff it's important to allow low-flying drone radars in the 60 GHz band (see 2210200058), said a filing posted Monday in docket 21-264. “Amazon explained that the Commission should enable innovative radar applications for near…
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ground drone operations in the 60-64 GHz band because they are similar to other non-airborne 60 GHz devices currently allowed under the Commission’s rules,” Amazon said: “Amazon also discussed how the unique characteristics of innovative 60 GHz radar technologies would enhance the safety of drone operations in the U.S. by improving a drone’s ability to sense and avoid persons and obstacles in and near its path without causing harmful interference to other spectrum users.”