'Starting Wednesday, the disruptions to our country's aviation system are going to be incredibly challenging, especially at a time when the industry is currently experiencing COVID-related operational issues,' the statement from the Aerospace Industries Association, International Air Transport Association, Regional Airline Association and others said. 'Time has run out and it's imperative that the White House intervene today to delay the imminent rollout of C-band 5G signals,' the groups said in a statement, issued just hours before the spectrum was due to come into use. The planned rollout came down to the wire as aviation groups begged the Biden administration to intervene to delay the rollout. Pictured: Planes on the tarmac at Miami airport (file photo) Verizon and AT&T said late on Monday they had agreed to a two-week delay in deploying C-Band wireless spectrum, averting an aviation safety standoff that threatened to disrupt flights starting this week.
The delay by the telecom giants represents a stunning U-turn, with the CEOs of both companies pledging in a joint letter to regulators as recently as Sunday to continue with the scheduled 5G rollout, with service modifications around airports. The aviation industry and the FAA had raised concerns that 5G could interfere with aircraft equipment such as radio altitude meters. It remains to be seen whether two weeks will make a difference in the US air space's readiness for the 5G network. 5, but the companies agreed to delay until Jan. The rollout was initially scheduled for Dec. The deployment of 5G services will bring faster internet speeds and broader range of frequencies known as C-Band.
The two telecommunications giants agreed to delay their planned rollout one day after they had initially rejected a request from the White House to postpone the scheme over fears the wireless technology could cause widespread disruption to air travel. 'My Administration is committed to rapid 5G deployment, while minimizing disruptions to air operations and continuing to maintain the world’s safest airspace.' 'This agreement ensures that there will be no disruptions to air operations over the next two weeks and puts us on track to substantially reduce disruptions to air operations when AT&T and Verizon launch 5G on January 19th,' Biden said in a statement. President Biden on Tuesday thanked AT&T and Verizon for agreeing to delay their planned rollout of the 5G network by two weeks so as not to disrupt air travel.
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