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FAA says Verizon and AT&T can continue rolling out C-Band 5G near airports
The FAA is continuing to check airports off the list for possible C-Band interference, paving the way for more C-Band 5G coverage.
Verizon and AT&T started rolling out 5G on C-Band spectrum in the United States last week, finally giving both carriers an answer to the success of T-Mobile's mid-band 5G. The rollout was delayed due to concerns from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and some airlines, because it could interfere with equipment in some airplanes and control towers, which briefly caused travel disruptions. Now the FAA, Verizon, and AT&T have apparently worked out their issues.
AT&T and Verizon are delaying their C-Band 5G rollouts due to FAA safety worries
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay their 5G C-Band deployment in response to concerns from the FAA over possible plane equipment interference.
The FAA recently voiced concerns that the C-Band spectrum being deployed by some carriers might interfere with airplane safety systems, and now it seems AT&T and Verizon have decided to delay their planned 5G deployments in response.
AT&T announces deployment of C-Band 5G+ spectrum
AT&T has shared details of how they plan to deploy their new C-Band 5G spectrum that they acquired from the FCC back in February.
AT&T has shared their plans to deploy the C-Band spectrum it acquired back in February for 5G+. The carrier spent $23 billion back in February in an FCC auction to win 80 MHz of C-Band spectrum. That frequency, between 3.7 and 4 GHz, sits between their existing low band 5G and their super fast millimeter-wave 5G. AT&T says that they are now prepared to begin deploying that new spectrum for launch in December.