What is the 5G deadline?

The big wireless companies agreed to delay their rollout of 5G, or fifth generation wireless service, twice before — in December and again in early January — to try to work out a compromise with the airline industry, the FAA and other stakeholders.18 Oca 2022

It takes them about seven years on average to implement the standards.” To understand the deployment of cellphone technology, one begins with the word “generation” — from which the “G” in 5G comes.

Under this deal, Verizon and AT&T will hold off on deploying their C-Band 5G until January 19 , giving the aviation industry a bit more time to prepare. With this agreement in place, Verizon has announced plans to roll out its 5G Ultra Wideband network to 100 million consumers across the US in January.