AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay the release of 5G due to aviation problems

AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay the release of 5G wireless to the US after talks with security officials about possible disruptions to the airline, just days after telecom groups vowed to improve.

Both companies have said they have delayed the launch of their wireless networks, which are set to begin on Wednesday, after two more weeks, following a request from the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration on December 31.

The move was dramatically changed by the two telecoms, whose directors are on Sunday promised in a letter of attachment for administrators to continue the 5G release, and the shift of work around the airports for six months.

Rich Young, a Verizon spokesman, said the two-week delay “promised to ensure that we bring our country to our 5G game changer networks in January”.

AT&T said it acknowledged the two-week delay, but added that it would “remain[s] is committed to reducing the six months’ security that we have written in our letter “.

The FAA in a statement commended the telecom teams for complying with the extension and said “we expect to use the extra time and space to reduce air traffic congestion related to 5G deployment”.

The issue between telecoms and operators is the potential for disruption from high-speed wireless routes with aircraft carriers used for takeoff and landing.

The two groups agreed to delay one month of 5G operations from their first day of December 5 2021 to demonstrate security, anti-trade in the weeks leading up to it.

AT&T and Verizon are launching their 5G upgrade plans for airports in the first half of 2022 plus a two-week delay, says a source familiar with the matter.

Agreements to change the service, according to a letter sent Sunday by senior management, include banning the use of 5G views around airports and reducing connections within a mile of landing and landing. This is similar to the ban on jobs in France, where 5G networks are located.