5G: Could new cell phone networks interfere with US airlines?
US telecoms companies plan to turn on 5G networks across the US, but airline bosses warn that potential interference with planes could cause a "catastrophic" crisis
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US telecoms companies plan to turn on 5G networks across the US, but airline bosses warn that potential interference with planes could cause a "catastrophic" crisis
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) updated information Thursday and maintained that international 5G deployment is not compatible with the U.S. situation and tests are underway to assess how radar altimeters will perform in the 5G C-band environment.
Wyoming as well. tonight, aviation giants airbus and boeing are joining the nation's airlines, calling for the government to delay next month's rollout of 5g cell phone technology, warning it could interfere with critical cockpit technology worries potentially coming to a head on the heels of the holiday travel rush here's tom costello. >> reporter: from boeing and airbus, a rare call for the government and cell phone industry to postpone 5g cell phone rollout set to go live in two weeks. the biggest plane makers warn 5g interference could adversely effect the ability of aircraft to safely o...
But it will be really damaging to customers. 100,000 customers impacted a day by this. >> they plan to turn on 5g in just weeks on january 5th with the promise of speeding up cell data in 46 markets. but major airlines say the signals could slow down hundreds of thousands of flights. a new analysis from industry group airlines for america says 345,000 flights could be delayed or diverted each year, affecting 32 million passengers. 5g interference impacts radar altimeters, critical instruments that pilots use to tell their height above the ground and make landing a visibility. he runs the spect...
Carriers are taking steps to prepare for potential FAA flight limits when a new 5G wireless service goes live Jan. 5