Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Federal Aviation Administration have asked AT&T and Verizon to delay the planned launch next week of their 5G …
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Federal Aviation Administration have asked AT&T and Verizon to delay the planned launch next week of their 5G wireless services, citing aviation safety concerns. Failure to act will result in „widespread and unacceptable disruption as airplanes divert to other cities or flights are canceled, causing ripple effects throughout the US air transportation system,“ according to a letter (PDF) Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson sent to the companies‘ chief executives on Friday. The request for a two-week delay of the Jan.5 service launch comes amid concern that some 5G signals could interfere with radio altimeters, which use similar signals to measure how far above the ground an airplane is at any given time.
