On Monday, AT&T and Intel announced that they’d be partnering to test consumer drones on AT&T’s LTE network, specifically accounting for a drone’s relatively high altitude (AT&T is testing connectivity up to 500 ft high, in accordance with federal rules). The companies will also try to minimize any potential signal interference.

The two companies said they’d be showing off Intel drones at this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Intel noted that the two companies would “test and define” how drones connected to an LTE network. AT&T said that such testing would allow better real-time camera footage to be streamed from the drone.

While it’s unlikely that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would sanction beyond-line-of-sight drone flights any time in the near future for amateur drone pilots, LTE-connected drones could potentially transmit telematics and flight information as well, which could lead to drones that are technically better capable of flying beyond the pilot’s line-of-sight.

AT&T also said having drones connected to a network could help address "potential interference with manned aircraft,” an issue that has caused deep concern as consumer drones have interfered with airborne firefighting efforts and nearly hit helicopters and airplanes.

According to Reuters, chip-maker Intel has heavily invested in drones, and AT&T has been pushing hard to become the go-to network for connected cars and Internet of Things applications, due to an overly saturated wireless market.

Chris Penrose, senior vice president of IoT Solutions at AT&T, said in a statement, “Our LTE network is uniquely positioned to connect industries like delivery, agriculture, construction and insurance. We’re using the network to transfer important information, images and video quickly and efficiently—far beyond the boundaries of short range connectivity.”