Your Cell Tower Just Left from O'Hare
Airborne Wireless Network Hopes to Capitalize on Airline Traffic to Provide Cellular Service Photo courtesy of Airborne Wireless network Imagine a planet where remote areas could get wireless without adding costly ground cell towers or providing a quick emergency network for first responders - Airborne LTE could be the solution. Some of the big carriers (Verizon and AT&T) have been testing drones to create a cellular network or mesh in the sky. Others like SmartSky Networks and Airborne Wireless Network (AWN) are actually using commercial aircraft to create a sky cellular network.