What do you think about this airline vs 5G brouhaha?
Michael Thomas
mike at mtcc.com
Tue Jan 18 21:34:00 UTC 2022
On 1/18/22 1:25 PM, Mel Beckman wrote:
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> Michael,
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> Here’s a recent PCmag editorial on the subject, and it seems like many
> people want to put Internet speed above airline safety:
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> https://www.pcmag.com/news/faa-goes-in-hard-to-kill-mid-band-5g
> <https://www.pcmag.com/news/faa-goes-in-hard-to-kill-mid-band-5g?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=E-mail&utm_content=replied-your-message&spot_im_redirect_source=email&spot_im_highlight_immediate=true&spot_im_reply_id=sp_K16VHJZS_072HRXmNRXaBpGnEYhzHF9p_c_226CAR9Wh7cKB5nT7ZEk9jsnt4P_r_23YHCX47igC6D698mkyoaTHv1ke&spot_im_content_id=sp_K16VHJZS_072HRXmNRXaBpGnEYhzHF9p&spot_im_content_type=conversation&utm_spot=sp_K16VHJZS>
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> This issue definitely impacts network operations for 5G providers, so
> makes sense to discuss here.
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> Here’s a comment from a friend of mine who has been both a network
> engineer and a pilot for United Airlines, posted on the article linked
> above:
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> /“As a pilot, I can tell you that landing in instrument conditions is
> by far the most critical flight regime possible, during which the
> radar altimeter reports are a matter of life and death. There is no
> alternative technology, such as GPS, with the required accuracy and
> reliability, to provide approach guidance down to the runway in
> zero-zero weather, which is what the radar altimeter does. /
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> /
> /
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> /The collective tech industry needs to admit that it made a huge
> blunder when it urged the FCC’s clueless Ajit Pai to “blow off” the
> clearly demonstrated FAA spectrum conflict. Sorry, passengers, but if
> you look out your window, you’ll see that aviation owns this spectrum
> and is entitled to interference-free operation. Replacing all radar
> altimeters isn’t going to happen in time for 5G anyway — it took more
> than ten years just to deploy anti-collision technology. So do what
> you should have done from the beginning: follow the FCC rules of
> non-interference to existing users, who have clear priority in this
> case.”/
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> I tend to agree with him, and it looks like the 5G providers and FAA
> agreed last week to put some buffer safety zones around runway
> approaches at 50 major airports:
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Is this the band that has really really short range for 5G? If so, it
doesn't seem like a very big deal to give them the airspace on
approaches. I mean, if you live under a flight path by the airport, not
getting fast 5G is hardly your biggest problem.
Mike
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