The ongoing dispute between wireless carriers and the aviation industry is heating up, with AT&T and Verizon today refusing a request from Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg to delay their planned 5G deployments.
warned that potential interference from 5G signals, especially in bad weather, could cause flight cancellations or force planes to divert to different airports.their 5G plans for a second time, the wireless providers offered to beef up protections around airports to address concerns about potential signal interference with aircraft equipment.
But after the FAA and airlines raised concerns about the potential for 5G signals to interfere with radio altimeters that help planes land, the carriers agreed to delay deployment until Jan. 5.from Buttigieg and FAA administrator Steve Dickson asked AT&T and Verizon for an additional two-week delay and a buffer zone around priority airports.The companies instead said they would not operate 5G base stations along runways for 6 months while the FAA studies the issue.
"As a result, France provides a real-world example of an operating environment where 5G and aviation safety already co-exist," they wrote. "The laws of physics are the same in the United States and France."France and the U.S. have different rules for 5G operations, but the companies say their proposal accounts for those differences.An FAA spokesperson said Sunday the agency is reviewing the letter from the carriers, and "U.S.
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