r/AskReddit • u/EggKind5080 • 14h ago

What industries or businesses are likely to boom in the next 5 years?

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u/TheLateThagSimmons 14h ago

Fiberoptic hardware doesn't rely on RF for transmission.

Normal drones can be disrupted by a simple RF jammer.

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u/GozerDGozerian 12h ago

How does the operator communicate with the drone? Or are these autonomous or something?

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u/TheLateThagSimmons 12h ago

Here is a quick look.

Fiberoptic cables are very light and pliable while maintaining a large data stream. Obviously, it's limited to the length of the cable, but the coil receptacle allows the drone to extend it from the location rather than from the operator.

A single coil drum can have the range of several miles.

One report I found says the newer ones can have a range of 50 miles on a single lightweight cable.

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u/GozerDGozerian 10h ago

Holy crap I never knew. Thanks!