AT&T and Verizon are due to roll out their 5G service on January 5, but CEOs at Boeing and Airbus said this could be dangerous for planes.
said in November that 5G deployment could potentially cause interference with altimeters on airplanes, used to measure the altitude of aircrafts.
A Boeing spokesperson told Insider:"The aerospace industry is focused on fully evaluating and addressing the potential for 5G interference with radio altimeters. We are collaborating with aviation authorities, government leaders, airlines, and industry groups to ensure the continued operational safety of aircraft throughout the aviation system worldwide."
The FAA issued an order earlier this month detailing potential restrictions on using systems commonly deployed for landing in bad weather due to concerns around 5G interference,A spokesman for a telecoms industry group has previously said concerns around 5G and airplane equipment are overblown. "The aviation industry's fearmongering relies on completely discredited information and deliberate distortions of fact," Nick Ludlum, a spokesman for the wireless industry group CTIA, told The Wall Street Journal earlier this month.
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