AT&T and Verizon 5G upgrades delayed as airlines warn of `major disruption`
(Android Central)

Yet another preventable `crisis`. What you need to know AT&T and Verizon have announced that they will delay C-band 5G rollout around some airports until an undetermined date in the future. The spectrum in question is from 3.7 to 4.0 GHz and is responsible for delivering next-gen 5G speeds to phones. Airline officials claim that this spectrum will interfere with older altimeters on many commercial and domestic planes, citing `catastrophic disruption` if the 5G towers were to go live. Airplane mode on your phone might become much more important if airline officials` claims turn out to be true. The mid-band 5G spectrum from around 3.7-4.0 GHz was scheduled to go live on January 19 after several previous delays. That rollout is being delayed yet again, writes Reuters, after airline officials issued a letter to the FAA, FCC, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and President Biden himself on January 17. That`s less than two days before the scheduled deployment. T-Mobile does ...