What the Drone Industry Still Gets Wrong About Connectivity with Robb Monkman

Unlock millions in ROI from your enterprise drone program.Our FREE Enterprise Drone Program Maturity Assessment benchmarks your program against best practices and reveals the strategic initiatives needed to scale.Get your free assessment now! 👉 https://bit.ly/droneprogram-maturity-assessment—————————————In this micro-podcast episode of the Do You Know Drones podcast, host Jason San Souci interviews Robb Monkman, the Chief Marketing Officer of Teal. The interview, conducted live from the Commercial UAV Expo, focuses on what the drone industry is still getting wrong. Robb points out that connectivity is treated as an afterthought or an "invisible requirement" in the industry. He argues that for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations, redundancy and failover are absolutely critical. 🔑 Key Takeaways:Connectivity is an Afterthought: The biggest mistake the drone industry is making is treating connectivity as an "invisible requirement" or an afterthought, rather than a critical element.BVLOS Requires Redundancy: For BVLOS operations, redundancy and failover across various networks (cellular, satellite, RF) are essential for mission success and maximum drone uptime.Strategic vs. Tools Focus: The industry still focuses too much on shiny equipment and components instead of thinking holistically about the actual outcomes required, which should dictate the tools used.FAA's Second Chance: The forthcoming BVLOS rule (NPRM) gives the industry a "second chance" to strategically integrate command and control (C2) capabilities like robust connectivity⌛ Timestamps:[00:00:00] - Introduction to the podcast and the host, Jason San Souci, at the Commercial UAV Expo.[00:02:46] - Rob answers the main question: the industry is wrong to treat connectivity as an afterthought or an invisible requirement.[00:05:11] - The discussion frames the BVLOS proposed rule as a "second chance" for the industry to get strategic C2 elements right.[00:07:12] - Rob details Teal's role as the network orchestration piece, having the most network operator agreements for cellular failover.Follow the Guest Robb Monkman:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clubzline/Follow the Host Jason San Souci:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonsansouci/🔗 More from Do You Know Drones:👉 Website: https://www.droneopsusa.com 👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/afe-advisor-llc/ 👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dykdrones/# 👉 X(Twitter): https://x.com/DronesDyk 👉 Email: [email protected] the Podcast:👉 Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-you-know-drones/id1479307112 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DoYouKnowDrones#drones #UAS #CommercialUAVExpo #Teal #BVLOS #Connectivity #DroneStrategy #UAV #C2

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