Worth Noting: US Cellular recruits Ericsson for 5G drone tests US Cellular and Ericsson are testing performance of the former’s 5G network at altitude using drone technology in trials supported by the latter’s Connected Drone Testing and Device Analytics. This entails a drone fitted with a 5G smartphone and RF measurement equipment flying between two of US Cellular’ s commercial 5G towers in Beloit, Wisconsin. The goal is to obtain and analyze 5G network connectivity and speed data in the air, then compare it to results captured on the ground, with the aim of understanding what is required for future successful use of 5G connected drones. The hope is that drones can then be deployed for several applications,…