Amazon applies for wireless communication tests using base stations, preparing delivery drones for full test

It became clear that Amazon is preparing for testing wireless communication technology using mobile communication base stations. The aim of Amazon is presumed to be technical test of delivery using drone.

Amazon seeks permission for mystery wireless tests in rural Washington - Business Insider
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For Amazon's experiments using mobile communication terminals using radio base stationsFederal Communications Commission(FCC) to apply for testingBusiness InsiderIt reports. Although the details of the test contents are not specified in the application form, there is a description that there is a description that the prototype terminal project designed to support "the possibility and functionality of innovative communication" is included about.

Further noteworthy is that Amazon's designated contact is ex-NASA astronaut Neil Woodward. Mr. Woodward who quit NASA joined Amazon in 2008 and is currently using Amazon's drone delivery project "Amazon Prime Air"This time, it is suggested that what Amazon is trying to test is" delivery drone ", which includes a test of the communication system to control the drone this time And Business Insider point out.

Amazon already has started drone delivery in the UK and there is a good chance of starting a full-fledged exam in the United States.

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What Amazon sent to the FCC was tested outside of Seattle's Amazon facility and Kennewick outdoors, about 220 miles (about 350 kilometers) from there, with three fixed transmitters and ten Mobile terminals are used. The frequency band that Amazon uses for the test is as follows, Amazon is planning to conduct a communication test according to the method specified by FCC, and it seems that electromagnetic waves are transmitted only for an average of 5 minutes per hour.


Amazon says that the range of outdoor testing is limited to a fixed radius of 5 kilometers from the transmitter, but the test site itself is relatively extensive with the area within 120 kilometers from Kenwick.


Amazon is developing drone for delivery in Austria, Israel and the United States, including the UK where test delivery has already begun, and in March 2015 it has also received approval for the drone test in the United States. It is likely that attention will be gathered if Amazon is finally going to test the delivery drone in earnest in the United States.