One of the biggest news for 2022 was the rollout of 5G services in India starting in October 2022. In no time, you’ll have a nimble, fast streaming, gaming, and working experience right on your device. However, there are a number of significant concerns that still need to be addressed.
Industry experts believe that consumers who live near airports are unlikely to have 5G on their devices. And there are millions of them.
Ministry of Telecommunications (DoT) has sent a letter to Indian telecom providers such as Airtel, Jio and Vi (Vodafone Idea) for not installing C-band 5G base stations within 2.1km of Indian airports Did. effect. This step was taken because C-band 5G can cause problems for aircraft radio (radar) altimeters. Pilots rely entirely on radio (radar) altimeters during takeoff, landing, and to avoid crashing into mountains).
According to a Pentagon letter, Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) “will not install 5G/IMT base stations in the area 2,100 meters from the runway ends of Indian airports and 910 meters from the runway centerline.” is recommended. 3,300 to 3,670 MHz”.
Airtel has 5G base stations in airports in Nagpur, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Guwahati and Pune, while Jio has 5G base stations in the Delhi-NCR area.
The new regulations apply until all aircraft radio altimeter filter replacements are guaranteed by the DGCA.
“The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is expected to proactively ensure the above in a time-bound and expeditious manner. I have been asked to notify the DOT on.” Read the DoT letter.
US pilots also reported frequent problems with radio (radar) altimeters on aircraft as high-speed 5G wireless networks are rolled out around the world.
An analysis of a report by IEEE Spectrum (the world’s leading engineering magazine) for NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) found that after the deployment of high-speed 5G wireless networks earlier this year, there were reports of altimeter malfunctions and failures. Complaints soared. Similar C-band frequencies.
One jet reportedly lost autopilot completely and a fire engine was waiting to land.
In March, a commercial jet landing on autopilot at Los Angeles International Airport suddenly plummeted just 100 feet above the ground.
All three accidents, and more this year, were linked by the pilots to problems with the aircraft’s radio altimeter, according to the report.
Meanwhile, 5G services are being rolled out in more than 50 cities and towns across the country by Reliance Jio and Airtel.
With the first rollout of 5G in India, global chip maker Qualcomm has partnered with Reliance Jio to enable 100 million households to connect at high speeds via 5G fixed wireless access, including millimeter wave (mmWave). We stepped up our efforts.
Qualcomm is working closely with Reliance Jio to provide chipset platforms for 5G fixed wireless access and Open RAN 5G networks.
Neil Shah, vice president of research at Counterpoint Research, said IANS’s leading operators, Jio and Airtel, have tremendous scale and a strong foundation to build on their existing 4G network coverage. Told.
“In particular, Jio will adopt a 5G Standalone (SA) deployment approach, where the 5G network is architecturally largely independent of the 4G network, enabling Jio to rapidly deploy a 5G network across India and scale 5G services. It makes it easy to get started,” said Shah. .
Airtel has to roll out its 5G network alongside its 4G and 2G networks, but is making strides in 5G rollouts for both consumer and enterprise use cases and is on track to achieve coverage across all India levels by the end of 2023. will follow Jio rapidly. , Shah was added.
According to a report released in November, 5G will account for around 53% of India’s mobile subscriptions by 2028, accounting for 690 million users.
5G subscriptions in India were expected to reach around 31 million by the end of 2022.
According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, average data traffic per smartphone in the country is projected to grow from 25 GB per month in 2022 to around 54 GB per month in 2028.
Nitin Bansal, Head of Ericsson India and Head of Network Solutions for South East Asia, Oceania and India at Ericsson, said:
Input from IANS
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