DGCA rejects telcos’ proposal to provide 5G services on airport premises

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rejected a proposal by telecom operators to provide 5G services within airport premises using low radio frequency power output. According to a report in the Financial Express, the telecom operators had proposed to provide 5G services within airports without transmitting any signal to the airstrip or the runway.

Owing to the fear that the frequency can interfere with aircraft altimetre and cause disruptions, the DGCA rejected the proposal. An aircraft altimeter is an instrument that provides direct height-above-terrain information to various aircraft systems.