Neowin News Feed for: Altimeters

FAA starts clearing US planes for landing after reaching truce with telcos about 5G towers

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:36:01 +0000

After telecom companies Verizon and AT&T agreed to delay deployment of 5G towers near airports, the FAA has started to rapidly clear airplanes for landing as the C-band won't hamper altimeters. Read more...

U.S. telcos relent and delay 5G deployment near airports to ease tensions with the FAA

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:20:01 +0000

AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay switching on some 5G towers near airports to ease the growing tension with the FAA as the agency is adamant the waves negatively impact sensitive equipment. Read more...