Why have major airlines cancelled some flights to the US over 5G rollout?

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  • 20 Jan
  • 2022

Why have major airlines cancelled some flights to the US over 5G rollout?

Major airlines including Air India canceled some flights to the US fearing C-band 5G signals will disrupt navigation systems. Airlines said the 5G radio network necessary for the rollout is on a similar radio spectrum to 'radar altimeter'. The 'radar altimeter' is a critical piece of instrumentation pilots use to get readings of an airplane's exact height above the ground.

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