# 5G, Telecom vs Aviation: who is right? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 19, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-telecom-vs-aviation-who-is-right/958077 "2022-01-19T20:50:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-telecom-vs-aviation-who-is-right/958077/3 "2022-01-19T21:16:19Z")
FQ thread here: > [@What’s up with airlines and 5g?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-up-with-airlines-and-5g/957991): > > Way back in ancient history, Airlines prohibited the use of Cellphones out of the fear they’d affect the pilots instruments…part of it was that the planes were much older than the technology, and after time it came out that a secondary reason was to keep the passengers aware during takeoffs and landings, additionally, cellphones at altitude could see multiple cell towers and affect resources and hand-off negatively…Now (decades into it), bluetooth and Wi-Fi are a-ok, and pretty much as soon as r… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5g-telecom-vs-aviation-who-is-right/958077)._