On each of our plane trips, it is essential that we configure our smart devices such as mobile phones in airplane mode, something that could change in the coming months as announced by the European Commission itself, and where flying will no longer be so boring since You can use your mobile phone at full speed.
The tranquility of flying is over, and that is that the European Union will allow airlines to install 5G antennas that users can take advantage of in full flight, and that means that perhaps the person next to you will not let you rest when using their mobile phone.
This change will basically allow passengers to use their mobile phones during flights as they normally do on the ground.
The European Commission has adapted the legislation to align it with the latest in communication technology, and yet the European Union’s commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Bretonhas pointed out that “the sky is no longer the limit when it comes to connections high speed and high capacity”.
Passengers aboard flights in the EU will be able to use 5G on their mobile phones. We’ve updated the implementing decision for mobile communications on-board aircraft to offer super-fast, high-capacity connectivity. Read more ↓
— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) November 24, 2022
“5G will enable innovative services for people and growth opportunities for European companies“, Add.
For this, the so-called “picocells” will be used, which will be installed in the planesallowing coverage 5G security and a connection with satellite transmitters around the world for communications.
This “picocell” will allow phone calls, text messages and data transfer via satellites to mobile receivers on the ground.
A 5G future, anywhere
Not only will this change in the European Union benefit airlines and air travel, but 5G frequencies will also be opened up to connections WiFi in cars, buses and other means of transport.
“Airlines will be able to bring the latest 5G technology to their aircraft, alongside previous generations of mobile technology, as the EC has updated the spectrum enforcement decision for airlines. communications aboard the planesdesignating different frequencies for 5G in flight”, stresses the European Commission.
In this way, the fact of putting the airplane mode on our mobile phones, tablets and computers has the days numbered, and perhaps also your breaks in full flight.