FAA, Wireless Companies Agree on Steps to Deploy 5G Towers Near Airports

Jan. 28, 2022

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced that it worked out a solution with Verizon and AT&T to deploy additional 5G C-Band towers near airports without disrupting flights.

The agency said that the telecoms provided more precise data about the exact location of their wireless transmitters and “supported more thorough analysis of how 5G C-band signals interact with sensitive aircraft instruments.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/591799-faa-wireless-companies-agree-on-steps-to-deploy-5g-towers-near