Is 5G harmful? We have had environmentalists and celebrities raising voices against induction of 5G networks into our lives. While the next generation networks are suspected to hurt living beings in many ways, it is now proven that they CAN hurt aircraft! In fact, it can hurt enough to pose flight risks across the world. Airlines have already started cancelling several flights in the US where 5G networks are being deployed.
Based on internal findings from Boeing, it seems that 5G networks can mess around with the flight telemetry of the Boeing 777 aircraft. This can cripple the aircraft’s sense of height, which is something you do not want to go wrong after it takes off, or before landing. As a result, several Airlines across the world, including India’s Air India have pulled off the Boeing 777 aircraft from those routes where 5G networks are deployed.
Does this mean 5G should be pulled down across the airports of the world? Let’s find out.
For this, you need to understand how 5G works. 5G, like all other forms of radio communications, relies on electromagnetic waves to aid exchange of data. While previous generation networks used lower frequencies, 5G uses the higher 3.5GHz and higher frequencies to aid communication. These kinds of waves have largely been limited to security scanners and medical grade devices.
Hence, the rest of the world’s communication systems that were built years ago did not take into account mobile communications reaching such high frequencies of airwaves. Now that it is here, it is found to hurt aircraft operations.
Due to the nature of the EMF waves, it has been found that 5G airwaves can mess up aircraft equipment that is crucial for safe operations. While most new generation aircraft have been
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