Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Aviation Industry Asks FCC to Make Carrier 5G Limits Near Airports Permanent

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
Several groups associated with the aviation industry are asking the FCC to make the carriers’ voluntary restrictions on using 5G on C-band near airports permanent. That’s the gist of a summary of a meeting between aviation groups and staff from the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology, Office of General Counsel, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

“During the meeting, the aviation industry participants summarized the extensive steps the industry has taken, and continues to take, to harden radar altimeter hardware in thousands of aircraft to ensure more robust performance when faced with adjacent C-band wireless operations. This includes a phased approach coordinated with the FAA and the wireless operators to modify aircraft equipment groups to ensure ever increasing interference rejection for current and future radar altimeters,” wrote Stephen Rosen, of Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, counsel for Aviation Spectrum Resources, Inc. (ASRI).  ASRI manages and coordinates radio communication licensing for the U.S. aviation industry. Continue Reading

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