5G Ultra Wideband, Verizon’s millimeter wavelength (mmWave)-based 5G, operates at frequencies of about 28 GHz and 39GHz . This is considerably higher than 4G networks, which use about 700 MHz-2500 MHz frequency to transfer information.
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But in Europe, 5G services use the slower 3.4 to 3.8 GHz range of spectrum . The aviation industry is worried that US 5G service is too close to the spectrum used by radar altimeters, which is between 4.2 and 4.4 GHz.
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