Telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T have agreed to a two-week delay in their planned deployment of additional frequencies for 5G wireless communications, along with a set of mitigations designed to reduce power levels around 50 U.S. airports.
In a statement late Monday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) thanked the two companies and said, “We look forward to using the additional time and space to reduce flight disruptions associated with this 5G deployment.”
The FAA and the aviation industry had said previously that not enough had been done to ensure that their deployment will not interfere with certain flight operations, especially those that depend on radio altimeter data for landing and other low-altitude operations.
Plans originally called for radio frequencies in the 3700 to 3800 MHz band to be activated for 5G wireless services on Dec. 5, but AT&T and Verizon delayed activation until Jan. 5 to allow more time to develop p…
