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5G Phones May Interfere With Aircraft Altitude Instruments, French Regulator Says
Evening Standard | 18/02/2021 09:03 AM | Click to read full article
“The utilisation of 5G devices onboard aircraft could lead to risks of interference that could potentially result in errors in altitude readings,” a spokesman for the agency said.
The potential phenomenon is due to “signal interference from a close frequency source of a strength that is similar or even superior to that of altimeters.” This interference can cause errors “in instruments that are extremely critical during landing,” said the agency, known by its French acronym DGAC.
