Simulated flights can end 5G signals dispute around airports, says COAI

To break the impasse over installing 5G radios in the 3.3-3.6 GHz band, also called the C band, near airports, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has told the government there should be controlled flight simulations to prove 5G signals do not interfere in controlling air-borne planes.

“We have said our guard band is large. Our harmonics are unlikely to interfere. But if they don’t believe us, then they should do a simulation in a lab, on a testbed,” COAI Director General S P Kochhar told Business Standard.