Posted on 01/18/2022 8:27:42 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
The 10 biggest US airlines have warned that the impending switch-on of 5G mobile phone services will cause "major disruption" to flights.
They said the start of Verizon and AT&T 5G mobile phone services, planned for Wednesday, would cause a "completely avoidable economic calamity".
Airlines fear C-band 5G signals will disrupt planes' navigation systems, particularly those used in bad weather.
The warning was issued in a letter sent to US aviation authorities.
The chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were joined by others in saying: "Immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant operational disruption to air passengers, shippers, supply chain and delivery of needed medical supplies", including vaccine distribution.
The BBC has seen the letter outlining their urgent concerns.
It was sent to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, as well as the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the chair of the Federal Communications Commission and the director of the National Economic Council.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Jeez… has this been tested in real world situations?
I believe South Korea is farthest ahead in 5G usage, and many large cities and regions in China as well
How are they managing this problem?
Biden administration getting their “trumps fault” excuses all lined up
The Bermuda Triangle. Don't take off without it!
This has been an ongoing concern for decades now following democrat admins since klinton trying to sell off spectrum for more revenue (and obviously kickbacks). Ligado was the last one I was aware of. 5G bands reside near GPS bands and 5G activity raises the noise floor to a point where GPS reception is at risk.
hmmm. inverted 911 !
I say this is all B.S. The industry wants this as it puts 5G in the forefront. Free publicity for selling new 5G phones.
Nothing to see here.
C-band 5G signals will disrupt planes’ navigation systems,
How come Rickey ?.
If 5G phone signals can disrupt airline navigation system then that sounds like a huge flaw in the airline navigation system, and should be corrected. Otherwise, airlines would need to confiscate all passengers’ electronic devices on boarding. Oops, don’t want to give them any ideas...
I am inclined to agree. Y2K variant.
Seems more than a little unlikely, but with Biden in charge... who knows. meanwhile... New Amazon Luna game controllers dispense money from cash machines using Russian App.
“Otherwise, airlines would need to confiscate all passengers’ electronic devices on boarding. “
Its the power at the ground cell towers nearby an airport at concern.
None of this equipment would have been authorized by the FCC if there was any problem.
5G is different in different countries and different using different equipment. Its not one standard everywhere in the world. I assume that hospitals, military, and aviation are all areas where some of their equipment was able to exist outside of the actual laws. And now that the space is being used by cell phones it may cause some older or nonconforming equipment to not work correctly. 5G is here. They can’t stop it. But Boeing and airlines should run some test flights. Remember how they told you to turn off all your phones for the entire flight. Ridiculous. But they will probably try to do that again.
Ahh, what’s worst that could happen?
Do I hear Flight 800 echoes ?
No worries, Pete will get right on it! /S
Glad I don't fly anymore..
Considering how intrusive TSA is in violation of 4th Amendment, I’m not sure I care.
And we should get another free Bailout. (Even though it’s the economy) And unemployment for 36 weeks.
Thanks again!
The third bucket of spectrum where wireless operators are deploying 5G is in the millimeter wave spectrum. This is very high on the spectrum chart in the 24 GHz band and higher. The GSMA recommends that operators support millimeter wave spectrum in the 26 GHz, 40 GHz, 50 GHz and 66 GHz bands for mobile services. However, the association also notes that spectrum in the 26 GHz and 28 GHz already have strong momentum from operators and added that these bands are adjacent and therefore make it easier for handsets to support.Besides its low-band 5G offering, AT&T also has a high-band 5G, which it’s calling 5G+. This is deployed in the company’s 36 GHz band millimeter wave spectrum and it offers extra speed and capacity and is intended for high-traffic areas like campuses and arenas. AT&T’s 5G+ is available in parts of 23 cities and the company is making it available to only enterprises.
Likewise, T-Mobile also has deployed 5G in six markets using millimeter wave that supplements its 600 MHz 5G network. The company has said it is using 39 GHz spectrum in its Las Vegas market and 28 GHz spectrum in the other five markets.
Meanwhile Verizon is currently only offering 5G using millimeter wave spectrum. The company deployed its 5G service in 31 cities so far and is also using spectrum in the 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands.
https://www.nokia.com/networks/insights/spectrum-bands-5g-world/
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