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Nokia and UScellular ink mid-band 5G network expansion deal

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Dallas, Texas Nokia today announced that it has extended its long-term relationship with UScellular to deploy the energy-efficient Nokia AirScale portfolio in mid-band C-Band and 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum to boost its 5G network speed, capacity and coverage.

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  • Dallas, Texas Nokia today announced that it has extended its long-term relationship with UScellular to deploy the energy-efficient Nokia AirScale portfolio in mid-band C-Band and 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum to boost its 5G network speed, capacity and coverage.
  • The deployment builds on Nokias existing support for Uscellulars 5G standalone (SA) core network and RAN for both low-band and mmWave 5G.
  • UScellular currently has low-band 5G coverage in portions of all its markets and has launched 5G mmWave Home Internet+ service in parts of 10 cities.
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Flight Safety Foundation Calls for Accelerating Safety Solutions for 5G Rollout

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Flight Safety Foundation is concerned about the continuing confusion surrounding implementation of expanded 5G services in the United States and the disjointed approach taken to resolving potentially significant aviation safety issues.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Flight Safety Foundation is concerned about the continuing confusion surrounding implementation of expanded 5G services in the United States and the disjointed approach taken to resolving potentially significant aviation safety issues.
  • In addition, the Foundation calls for accelerating the process of identifying which aircraft types are approved to perform low-visibility landings at airports where C-Band 5G has been deployed.
  • "The greater the confusion and uncertainty, the greater the risk to safety," said Foundation President and CEO Dr. Hassan Shahidi.
  • Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education and communications to improve aviation safety.

Flight Safety Foundation Urges Collaboration on Safe Implementation of 5G

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Flight Safety Foundation strongly encourages the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to work together to develop a plan that enables the safe and efficient implementation of 5G mobile communications services in the C-Band.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Flight Safety Foundation strongly encourages the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to work together to develop a plan that enables the safe and efficient implementation of 5G mobile communications services in the C-Band.
  • It is critical to fully understand and mitigate potential 5G signal interference with radio altimeters that are integral to aircraft safety systems.
  • The FAA's recent airworthiness directives (ADs) would restrict the use of approach and landing procedures during low visibility conditions.
  • Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, nonprofit, international organization engaged in research, education and communications to improve aviation safety.