Wait. I thought we were still doing balloons?

Didn’t they previously race to the checkered flag (and more widely raced back to the caution flag) but it led to really dangerous situations?

Ex: cars going full speed near disabled vehicles with a driver still on board

Somebody just listen to Stuff You Should Know?

That’s what the entire proposal is about: it allows airlines to install 5G picocells in the aircraft.

Previously, this spectrum was banned in flight, so this was not a possibility.

This allows airlines to install 5G picocells in the aircraft. Previously this was not allowed.

My understanding is this would allow 5G connectivity via picocells installed in the airplane itself.

I’m not clear on the advantage vs WiFi, since the backhaul would still be via satellite (which is the rate limiter).

Absolutely amazing that the pilot and passenger survived.