Newscan: FAA exempts helicopter medevacs from 5G restrictions
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FAA exempts helicopter medevacs from 5G restrictions
Helicopters may be grounded in 5G rollout
Tesla owner first to face felony charges for deadly Autopilot crash
3G cell network shutdowns could affect 911 calls
AT&T, Verizon delay rollout of 5G near airport as airlines warn of ‘incalculable’ damage to economy
Lynk op-ed: Tonga volcano, tsunami destruction shows need to secure communications—in space
Texas hostage-taker was known to British security officials
AT&T leads bidders in $22.5 billion 3.45 GHz spectrum auction in U.S.
Tonga tsunami: Communications ‘may be down for two weeks’
Tonga could be cut off for weeks amid efforts to repair undersea communications cable
Tongan authorities release first post-eruption statement
Albuquerque schools cancel classes after cyberattack
San Francisco becomes latest city to reverse course and increase police budget
Chip implants: Opportunities, concerns and what could be next
Ukrainian government officially accuses Russia of recent cyberattacks
3G networks will disappear this year—and that’s bad news for your car. Here’s why.
Cloud-computing spend grows again after slight dip
Briefing Room
News announcements from our industry
Statement by President Biden on 5G agreement
U.S. Department of Transportation releases partial grant of exemption for hospital helicopter use
Biden-Harris administration hits the ground running 60 days into infrastructure implementation
FCC announces winning bidders in 3.45 GHz auction
FCC Chair Rosenworcel statement on 5G deployment agreement
NextNav selected to deliver high-precision Z-axis capabilities for 911 by top wireless carrier
White paper: How the Verizon Response Team gears up for hurricane season
Rave Public Safety releases 2022 Public Safety Trends survey
Critical-communications sector mourns Phil Kidner
The airlines, plane manufacturers and these wireless carriers should have seen this coming a long time ago. They should have had a rock solid plan to address this fully, not just put a delay here and there to make it “look like they were doing something!”. If one plane were to go down for any reason that could be remotely tied to this, it would be musical lawyers and the airline and telecom industryies might never recover. This needs to be 100% resolved before 5G goes forward–that should have happened a long time before the last week.