Daily Memo: Ligado Order Points To Need For Telecom Reform

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Helicopters are the ‘limiting use case’ of the Ligado 5G network, the company says.
Credit: Airbus Helicopters
The near-term solution to resolving whether Ligado Networks’ planned 5G towers threaten GPS reception may be to appoint an independent, third-party engineering firm or laboratory to make an objective assessment. The longer-term fix calls for a systemic reform of federal telecommunications...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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