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How 5G puts airplanes at risk – an electrical engineer explains

  • Written by Prasenjit Mitra, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
imageThe FAA raised concerns that new, full-speed 5G cellphone services near airports could interfere with aircraft operations.Bernal Saborio/Flickr, CC BY-SA

New high-speed cellphone services have raised concerns of interference with aircraft operations, particularly as aircraft are landing at airports. The Federal Aviation Administration has assured...

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