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"5G" doesn't refer to one specific set of bands. Radar has been operating this way for decades, and only last year did the FAA decide to allocate the nearby sp
by labcomputer 5y ago
"5G" doesn't refer to one specific set of bands. Radar has been operating this way for decades, and only last year did the FAA decide to allocate the nearby spectrum to high power transmitters.
- dataflow 5y agoYeah so my question is (how) did they not see this problem last year? What made it so unpredictable until Feb 2022?
- mulmen 5y agoThey did know. Both the FAA and the FCC knew.
- dataflow 5y agoYeah so we circle back to my original question: What did they expect would happen instead? Why didn't they do anything? The problem wasn't going to just disappear randomly right?
- tjohns 5y agoTwo different government agencies with different incentives. The FCC really wants to proceed with the 5G rollout. The FAA really wants to make sure aircraft don't crash. They do not agree with each other on this, so they each proceeded in the only way they administratively could... The FCC continued with the 5G rollout, the the FAA recently banned use of approaches requiring a radio altimeter until each individual model can get recertified or upgraded - and the public will just have to tolerate additional travel delays for the next couple years as a result.
- mulmen 5y agoFAA issued NOTAMs. They don’t have the authority to stop the FCC from doing anything. FCC was warned by industry groups but dismissed the warnings. We’re watching the process play out.
- Wiseacre 5y agoHere's an article from 2020 [0]. I'm sure plenty of this prior research was classified. 0 - https://www.defensenews.com/2020/12/21/the-military-is-scrambling-to-understand-the-aviation-crash-risk-from-a-new-5g-sale/ https://www.defensenews.com/2020/12/21/the-military-is-scram...