As 5G House Hearing Looms, One Expert Brings Up a Different Concern

Meteorologist warns that 5G activation could set the accuracy of weather forecasting back decades.

Wednesday, February 02, 2022 at 10:03 AM ET

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An important part of aviation, weather forecasting, could be affected by the activation of 5G networks. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

The activation of 5G networks poses a significant risk of corrupting weather data by interfering with critical frequencies, potentially setting back forecasting accuracy by 20-30 years and providing unreliable information for pilots.
Beyond weather data, 5G signals are also feared to disrupt aircraft radio altimeters, raising serious aviation safety concerns, especially during low-visibility conditions.
Experts urge the FCC to protect essential frequencies and call for wireless companies to develop technology with sufficient noise reduction to prevent interference, highlighting the need for detailed 5G deployment information to assess its full impact.

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Airliners aren’t the only faction of aviation that could be impacted by the activation of 5G networks. Meteorologists and experts in forecasting technology say the activation of 5G could corrupt weather data to the point that all pilots and others that rely on weather information could be operating with compromised and potentially incorrect information.

“The loss of fidelity from 5G could put the technology back 20 or 30 years,” said William Mahoney, director of the Research Applications Laboratory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).