This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro

This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro-3-11-22: 5-G vs. Aviation Safety: What's Next?


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Great for your mobile phone, not so great for aviation. Find out what's behind continuing concerns about the rollout of 5-G technology nationwide, and what's being done to make sure you're safe to fly.
Our featured guest is Dr. Tim Collins, who is a former Air Force fighter pilot, aviation technology researcher, and President of Walsh University in North Canton. He explains how and why mobile phone 5-G radio signals, could possibly interfere with airplane radio altimeters, which allow them to safely avoid obstacles in bad weather. He'll also talk about what can be done to mitigate that threat going forward.
We've also got testimony from a recent US House of Representatives hearing in Washington, where they outlined how a massive breakdown in communication between three federal agencies, the aviation industry, and the telecom industry resulted in flight delays and cancellations in January.
Since then, the telecom industry agreed to temporarily delay acitivating 5-G towers near major airports while they address technical issues, but that does not include the smaller "general aviation" airports for private and and corporate planes.
So, where do we go from here? Listen now, to find out.
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