The FAA warned that the new 5G technology could interfere with instruments such as altimeters , which measure how far above the ground an airplane is travelling. Altimeters operate in the 4.2-4.4 GHz range and the concern is that the auctioned frequencies sit too close to this range.
Read moreAre flights being Cancelled due to 5G?
So far, the 5G rollout hasn’t caused many cancellations , but the FAA recommends that travelers with upcoming flights check with their airlines to confirm flight schedules. According to the flight data firm FlightAware, about 300 flights were canceled Wednesday. That’s a decline from recent days.
Read moreWhat is 5G doing to planes?
The FAA has now determined that 20 types of radio altimeters are safe and reliable in 5G environments and has thus approved 90% of commercial aircraft for takeoffs and landings in low visibility at most of the nation’s airports .28 Oca 2022
Read moreWhy is 5G deployment slow?
5G deployments are proceeding around the country, albeit more slowly, after a partial agreement between the FCC and the FAA about the potential danger of 5G transmissions generated too strong and too close to airports on bandwidths adjacent to the spectrum used by airplane altimeters.
Read moreWhy does the FAA want to delay 5G?
Verizon and AT&T agree to delay 5G rollout near airports The FAA says 5G service could interfere with critical navigation systems on some aircraft and will restrict flights into some airports , which could lead to widespread delays and cancellations.18 Oca 2022
Read moreIs C-band high band?
If you read an article about 5G last month, chances are it mentioned C-band spectrum (and airplanes, and regulators, and frustrated telcos). But C-band is just one type of mid-band spectrum , which itself is just one of three broad buckets of 5G, alongside low band and high band (often called mmWave).
Read moreDoes T-Mobile use C-band 5G?
It’s mid-band spectrum, so it’s considered highly valuable for its coverage and speed characteristics. But it doesn’t define 5G . T-Mobile, for example, uses 600 MHz, 2.5 GHz and 39 GHz for 5G, and when the second tranche of C-band becomes available in 2023, it will have an average 40 MHz of C-band at its disposal.
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