Dangers of 5G technology for aviation: Boeing and Airbus warn the US government
The heads of the two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world asked the United States government to delay the launch of new telephone services under 5G technology. In a letter, top executives at Boeing and Airbus warned that the technology could have "a huge negative impact on the aviation industry." They had previously raised concerns that wireless 5G in the spectrum band C may interfere with the electronics of the s aircrafts.
In turn, the US telecommunications giants AT & T and Verizon must implement the 5G services from January.
"5G interference could negatively affect the ability of aircraft to operate safely," Boeing and Airbus Americas chiefs Dave Calhoun and Jeffrey Knittel said in a joint letter to US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.
The letter cited...