The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent a letter to telecom providers Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone not to install C-band 5G base stations within the 2.1 km range of Indian airports with immediate effect.
as of today, customers at alcohol and cannabis stores need to show proof of vaccination to secure their purchases. it s hoped that the move will incentivise people to get their first dose. the us mobile networks at&t and verizon have agreed at the last minute to postpone the rollout of their new 5g service near some airports. airlines have complained the signals could interfere with navigation systems. the telecoms giants say they re frustrated at another delay. 0ur north american tech correspondent, james clayton, has explained why the mobile operators are so frustrated by the delay. you would have thought there would be binding arbitration and this to be sorted out months ago. verizon and at&t bought this c band 5g range months and months ago and people have known this is an issue for a long time and you
scare tactic that they have available to them, warning that it is going to be catastrophe for the skies, that hundreds of thousands of passengers could see more flight delays, cancellations as a result of this. what exactly is going on here right now? well, as of midnight in the united states, wireless carriers are set to deploy their 5g service but the problem is it uses something called c band 5g and the concern is that this somehow interferes with some of the instruments used by planes radio water metres, and that is vital for when it comes to landing a plane. it measures the distance between the underside of the plane on the ground below. there is concern there could be interference and that is why you are seeing this sort of push to have this kind of deadline for 5g to go live delayed and pushed back for a third time. the regulators are sort