ANAFI Ai
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4G CONNECTIVITY
About 4G connectivity
4G connectivity opens professional users a wide new world of BVLOS (beyond visual line
of sight) flights. Provided 4G coverage is available, ANAFI Ai has no range limit, other than
that of its battery.
In interference-ridden environments such as urban areas, 4G connectivity also offers an
incomparable robustness of the communications between drone and controller.
By default, as soon as a compatible nano SIM card is inserted in ANAFI Ai and activated,
the Skycontroller 4 optimizes its connection with the drone, choosing between Wi-Fi and
4G network, automatically and in real time.
You can choose a different behavior (Wi-Fi priority or 4G priority) from the “Connection”
Advanced Settings of FreeFlight 7 – refer to the “ADVANCED SETTINGS / Connection”
section of this guide for additional information.
Temporarily switching this setting to “4G priority” before a flight is a good way
to assess the strength of your 4G connection – select “Wi-Fi priority” then revert
to “Auto” to take off using Wi-Fi.
Be aware that 4G connection and in flight 4G data sharing may generate a charge,
according to the 4G data plan associated to your nano SIM card.
Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card
The nano SIM card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the right side of the drone, under the
“4G” cover. To install the nano SIM card, lift the cover open and insert the nano SIM card
straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone –
refer to the diagram inside the 4G cover. To retrieve the nano SIM, press the card and
extract it.