Breakthrough on European planes: mobile phones with super-fast and high-capacity 5G technology can be used on board. She decided it European Commission updating the Implementing Decision on spectrum for mobile communications on aircraft. By designating certain frequencies for in-flight 5G technology, which will therefore complement the previous generations of mobile technology offered by airlines.
5G technology
5G will enable innovative services for people and growth opportunities for European businesses – underlines in a note the Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton – The sky is no longer the limit when it comes to the possibilities offered by super-fast and high-capacity connectivity“. The Commission Implementing Decision had reserved certain frequencies for in-flight mobile telephony since 2008, allowing airlines to provide messaging, phone calls and data services to passengers traveling in the EU. The service will be provided in the cabin of aircraft equipped with special network devices, to connect users and route calls, text messages and data, typically via a satellite network, between the aircraft and the land mobile network.
The Commission has also amended an implementing decision on the 5 GHz frequency bands, which will make the bands available for Wi-Fi in road transport, for example in cars and buses. The decision sets the stage for innovations in the automotive sector and potentially also applications in the metaverse. According to the amended Implementing Decision, Member States will make the 5 GHz frequency bands available for on-board use on the road as soon as possible and by 30 June 2023 at the latest.
