Tag: Has the FCC approved 5G?

The industry consortium setting standards for 5G is the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) . It defines any system using 5G NR (5G New Radio) software as “5G”, a definition that came into general use by late 2018.

5G development in the CBRS band has hit a new milestone, with the news that Airspan Networks’ Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) 5G Standalone small cell radio has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission for use in U.S. networks .

To be clear, the FCC did test 5G in the C-band for potential interference with aircraft operations and found no issues of concern. This should not be surprising, as C-band spectrum has been used around the world, with no reported aviation incidents.