As the debate over whether terrestrial C-Band cellular networks can safely co-exist with aviation altimeters continues to play out — and carriers put off lighting up towers near some U.S. airports to accommodate concerns about interference — Viavi Solutions says it has put together a testing set-up for 5G C-Band/altimeter interactions that draws on its experience in testing both avionics equipment and wireless telecommunications networks.
“Any potential [C-Band/aviation] interference would occur in a very narrow band of radio frequency, one that is technically not even part of the C-band (3.7-3.98 GHz) being utilized by communication service providers,” Viavi said in a release.
