5G launches in US without huge impact on flights
5 years agoSAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: A United Airlines plane flies by a cellular tower as it takes off from San Francisco International Airport on January 19, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Verizon and AT&T announced that they will proceed with plans to activate 5G cellular service across the nation on Wednesday with the exception of near airports and runways after the Federal Aviation Administration and major airlines warned that the signal could interfere with navigational systems on some planes and cause flight disruptions. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Telecom giants AT&T and Verizon began 5G service in the United States Wednesday without major disruptions to flights after the launch of the new wireless technology was scaled back. The…
