Today, after multiple delays and months of negotiations with the airline industry, Verizon and AT&T will begin rolling out 5G nationwide, in a move the commercial aviation community says will have dire safety implications.
Airline executives warned in a Jan. 18 letter that, without safeguards in place around airports and runways, the rollout could cause “catastrophic disruption” and “economic calamity.” Despite an agreement by Verizon and AT&T on late Tuesday to limit 5G services around major airports to prevent interference, some international airlines such as Emirates and Lufthansa canceled flights to the United States due to concerns about potential effects on the Boeing 777.