Major airlines warn of disruption over 5G technology near airports. Credit: Rickmouser45, Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International/WikipediaThe U.S’s largest airlines warned on Monday of “chaos” to operations if telecommunication companies proceed with rolling out 5G technology without restricting the technology near airports.
The airlines want some 5G implementation, set to start on Wednesday, delayed near key airports in the US.
The CEO’s of major airlines said in a letter the deployment of new 5G mobile internet technology could lead to the grounding of a number of flights due to interference from the technology, “potentially strand tens of thousands of Americans overseas” and lead to a “chaos” for US flights.
