Drones are playing a vital role in the delivery of much-needed superfast broadband to some of England's most remote areas, as well as helping farmers fight back against rural crime. Alnwick-based technology and communications company Alncom is harnessing the power of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for its ground-breaking work in connecting isolated communities to the internet and providing farms with survelliance cameras. The firm uses drones to carry out wireless broadband and CCTV surveys – an approach which is dramatically reducing the time of each job and yielding more reliable results and aiding decision making. Stephen Pinchen, Alncom managing director, said: "Our first'proper' drone (a DJI Phantom 2) was a game-changer. We immediately saw the potential for using drone images for wi-fi and CCTV surveys."