Months after killing its drone project, Facebook is testing experimental hardware at a new facility in the New Mexico desert (FB)

Facebook is building a "hardware prototype testing facility" to test experimental communications hardware in the New Mexico desert.
Earlier this year, Facebook abandoned plans to build autonomous drones that would supply wireless internet to the developing world.
But Federal Communications Commission filings seen by Business Insider indicate Facebook hasn't given up on hardware connectivity and continues to actively test in the US.
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