Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | BackyardProduction) The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly urging airlines to retrofit or replace altimeters that receive transmissions from outside their allotted frequencies. The FAA is meeting Wednesday “with telecom and airline industry officials on a push to retrofit and ultimately replace some airplane radio altimeters that could face interference from […]
Enlarge / The latest iPad Air. (credit: Apple) The iPad Air got 5G support, faster processor speeds, and improved cameras in a refresh that was announced during the company’s “Peek performance” event on Tuesday. Until today, the tablet had been the oldest in Apple’s lineup, having released in October 2020. The iPad mini and base […]
Enlarge (credit: Apple) As expected, Apple took the stage in a streaming product event today to announce a new version of the company’s cheapest iPhone, the iPhone SE. Like its 2020 predecessor, the new SE closely resembles the iPhone 8 first released back in 2017. To keep the cost down, the new SE still has […]
Enlarge / Airbus 320 cockpit. (credit: Getty Images | Skyhobo) The Federal Communications Commission will consider issuing new rules for wireless receivers that could prevent future conflicts like the ongoing battle between the aviation and cellular industries. There are strict rules requiring wireless devices to transmit only in their licensed frequencies. That means, for example, […]
Enlarge / The 2020 iPhone SE. (credit: Samuel Axon) Once again, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has published a predictive report. This time, Bloomberg’s sources have shared details on Apple’s upcoming Spring event. The report claims that Apple will host this year’s event on March 8, which is a little earlier than usual. And the report names […]
Enlarge / Airbus 320 cockpit. (credit: Getty Images | Skyhobo) The Federal Aviation Administration’s fight against AT&T’s and Verizon’s new 5G deployment appears to be coming to a temporary close, with the FAA having cleared about 78 percent of US planes for landing in low-visibility conditions. Airline CEOs are striking an upbeat tone, with one […]
Enlarge / A Boeing 777. (credit: Boeing) The Federal Aviation Administration today said it has cleared 62 percent of US commercial airplanes to perform low-visibility landings at airports where AT&T and Verizon are deploying 5G on C-band spectrum this week. Several international airlines previously canceled some flights to the US after Boeing issued a recommendation […]
Enlarge / American Airline planes sit on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on January 15, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) (credit: Stefani Reynolds | Getty Images) The imminent rollout of high-speed 5G telecoms services threatens to ground flights across […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Verizon says the January 19 launch of 5G on its C-Band spectrum will bring fast wireless speeds to 100 million people in the US—far outstripping the limited geographic reach of its millimeter-wave spectrum that provides even faster 5G speeds. But there is a drawback for people who currently have […]
Enlarge / Verizon store front near Grand Central Terminal in New York City. (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images /) The Federal Aviation Administration tentatively agreed not to seek any more 5G delays from AT& T and Verizon, potentially ending a battle over the aviation industry’s unproven claim that 5G transmissions on C-Band frequencies will […]