Catherine Wang
Deere Stresses Need for Broadband Connectivity on Cropland
Deere & Company met separately with advisors to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Pai and Commissioners Carr, Starks, Rosenworcel, and O'Rielly on March 6, 2019 to discuss the deployment of mobile and wireline broadband services and facilities that cover underserved rural areas of agricultural operations, including cropland. Deere said today’s high precision agriculture and smart farm technologies require broadband connectivity.