Million 5 G users who live close to airports won't be able to access the services in 2023

The launch of 5G services in India in October 2022 was one of the biggest news of the year 2022. In comparison to 4G or 3G services, telecom providers are operating in India at a far faster rate, and millions of users will soon have nimble and quick streaming, gaming, and work experiences on their devices. However, there are a number of important issues that need to be resolved.

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sends letter to telecom providers for not installing the C-band 5G base stations within range of 2.1 km from Indian airports with immediate effect as C-Band 5G could create problems with radio altimeters of aircraft

Consumers who live close to airports are unlikely to get 5G on their devices, according to industry analysts. And there are millions of them.
Airtel, Jio, and Vi (Vodafone Idea) have received a letter from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) requesting that they immediately begin constructing C-band 5G base stations within 2.1 km of Indian airports. The C-Band 5G could interfere with aircraft radio (radar) altimeters, prompting the action to be taken. Pilots solely rely on radio (radar) altimeters for takeoff and landing and to help prevent colliding with mountains.

The telecom service providers (TSPs) are informed in the DoT letter that "in the area, 2,100 metres from both ends of the runway and 910 metres from the centre line of the runway of Indian Airports must have no 5G/IMT base stations in the 3,300-3,670 MHz range."
While Jio has constructed 5G base stations in the Delhi-NCR region, Airtel has installed 5G base stations at airports in Nagpur, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Guwahati, and Pune.

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According to the letter from the DoT, telecom service providers (TSPs) are warned that "in the area, 2,100 metres from both ends of the runway and 910 metres from the centre line of the runway of Indian Airports must have no 5G/IMT base stations in the 3,300-3,670 MHz band"

At airports in Nagpur, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Guwahati, and Pune, Airtel has deployed 5G base stations; Jio has installed 5G base stations in the Delhi-NCR region.

Pilots in the US also reported frequent issues with the aircraft's radio (radar) altimeters as high-speed 5G wireless networks stretch out around the globe.

Analysis of reports by IEEE Spectrum (world’s leading engineering magazine) made to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) , complaints of malfunctioning and failing altimeters soared after the rollout of high-speed 5G Network

High-speed 5G wireless networks, which use similar C-band frequencies, were introduced earlier this year. According to an analysis of reports made to NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) by IEEE Spectrum (the world's top engineering magazine), complaints of broken and malfunctioning altimeters increased after that.

One plane apparently had fire trucks waiting for it when it landed after fully losing its autopilot.

In March, a commercial aircraft that was landing automatically at the Los Angeles International Airport abruptly began to descend rapidly when only 100 feet above the ground.

According to the report, pilots connected all three incidents—and numerous others this year—to issues with the aircraft's radio altimeters.
Reliance Jio and Airtel have launched the 5G service in more than 50 cities and towns throughout the nation.

Global chip manufacturer Qualcomm has increased its efforts with Reliance Jio to help it quickly link 100 million homes through its 5G fixed wireless connectivity, including the millimetre wave, with the inaugural roll-out of 5G in India (mmWave).

To deliver its chipset platforms for the Open RAN 5G network and the 5G fixed wireless access, Qualcomm is collaborating closely with Reliance Jio.

Leading operators Jio and Airtel, according to Neil Shah, Vice President of Research at Counterpoint Research, have enormous size and a solid basis on which to expand the current 4G network coverage.

According to Shah, Jio's adoption of the 5G Stand Alone (SA) deployment strategy, in which the 5G network is nearly completely independent of the 4G network, makes it simpler for Jio to quickly roll out the pan-Indian 5G network and begin delivering 5G services at scale.

Although Airtel must also roll out its 4G and 2G networks, it is also lagging behind Jio in terms of 5G deployments for consumer and business use cases and will catch up to Jio by the end of 2023, according to Shah.

According to a report published in November, 5G would account for around 53% of mobile subscriptions in India by 2028, with 690 million customers.

As per Nitin Bansal, head of network solutions for Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India at Ericsson, "5G will play a significant role in reaching India's digital inclusion ambitions, notably for bringing broadband to rural and distant homes."

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