“5G networks using C-band spectrum operate safely and without causing harmful interference to aviation equipment ,” President and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker of CTIA, a trade association for U.S. wireless communications companies, said in a statement.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has said 5G networks could disrupt aircraft operations. The main concern is that cellular towers and antennas near airports could interfere with radio altimeters , which are electronic devices in aircraft that help pilots gauge their altitude above the terrain.
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