AT&T is deploying drones in sports venues across the United States to track wireless signal strength and eliminate connectivity dead zones.
Drones hovering above stadium bleachers are equipped with AT&T’s EchoBOT technology. “Echo Drones,” test the user experience at countless locations throughout a venue by “simulating surfing the web, making calls, sending texts, and uploading and downloading video and text files,” according to AT&T’s website.
AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas is a premier venue benefitting from Echo Drone technology. In the past Dallas Cowboy fans had issues uploading media and connecting to social networks, calling the mobile experience at AT&T stadium, “awfully slow,” according to a news report from CBS Dallas/Fort Worth (CBSDFW).