A summit in Egypt will decide the future of 5G and weather forecasts
Heated negotiations will begin in Egypt this week that could decide the future of 5G and weather forecasting. More than 3,000 delegates, hailing from nearly every country in the world are expected to resolve an ongoing turf war over highly prized radio frequency bands used by meteorologists and coveted by cellphone companies. It’s all going down at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where guidelines on the contested frequencies will be decided.
Prominent scientists have already rung the alarm bells on the debut of 5G wireless networks, which promise customers faster internet speeds. The worry is that the rollout could inadvertently throw off weather forecasting, they say, because 5G networks are planning...