Will 5G spectrum bands in India interfere with Aircraft Radar Altimeters
New Delhi, Jan 21: Proposed 5G services rolled out in India will be in spectrum bands that will have sufficient safeguards and will not interfere with civil aircraft altimeters, ITU APT Foundation of India said on Thursday.
Several airlines have cancelled their flight to the US following 5G services roll-out in the country alleging that 5G signals could interfere with key safety equipment, altimeter, on which pilots rely for take off and altitude readings.
"In
India,
there
is
no
risk
from
5G
services
to
aircraft
and
we
are
fully
safeguarded
as
we
are
only
allocating
3300-3670
MHz,
which
is
more
than
500
MHz
below
the
altimeter
spectrum.
Thus
the
C
band
frequencies
that
are
being
auctioned
for
5G
in
India
are
completely
safe
and
there
is
no
risk
to
the
Civil
Aviation
Radar
altimeters,"
ITU-APT
Foundation
of
India
President
Bharat
Bhatia
said
in
a
statement.
ITU-APT
Foundation
of
India
is
recognised
by
UN
body
International
Telecommunications
Union
and
it
works
on
spectrum
related
issues,
PTI
reported.
The aircraft around the world use the frequency band 4200-4400 MHz for radio Altimeters and the 5G system being deployed in the US in frequency band of 3700-3,980 is close to this frequency band.
"In India, the government is not considering frequencies above 3.7 GHz for public 5G services at present, the frequency band in question in the USA where this potential interference has been observed," Bhatia said.
At present, spectrum band allocation for 5G services is at a discussion stage. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has floated a consultation paper to take views of interested players for determining price and rules for spectrum allocation.