For the past six months, the FAA and the telecommunications industry have worked to fully activate 5G C-band service while simultaneously protecting commercial air travel around the nation’s busiest airports. Their primary aim: to find a solution to eliminate interference caused by 5G signals to the altimeters aboard airliners, which would constitute a safety hazard in low visibility situations.
Billy Nolen, the FAA’s acting administrator, believes all that hard work is now paying off.
