Amazon: Drone Radars Can Be Safely Used in 60 GHz Band

Low-flying drone radars aren't an interference risk for incumbents and should be allowed in the 60 GHz band, Amazon said in a filing posted Thursday in docket 21-264. “The Commission should formally recognize that new drone use cases conducted near ground level differ greatly from traditional commercial aviation use cases,” Amazon said: “A drone package delivery operating near ground level operates much more like a last-mile delivery truck than a cargo plane. The current one-size-fits-all standard fails to account for these unique differences, and the rules and restrictions specifically tailored to traditional commercial aviation should not apply to drone operations near ground level.”