AT&T 5G Upgrade Risks Silencing Home Alarms Reliant on Old Tech
- Mobile provider faces calls for delay in closing old network
- AT&T says airwaves in question needed as it builds fast 5G
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AT&T Inc.’s plan to shut down an old wireless network is prompting dire warnings that some medical alerts may stop working, burglar alarm systems could fail and ankle bracelets might stop tracking felons.
Security-device makers are asking federal regulators to delay the company’s plans to pull the plug on its 3G network in February to make way for faster 5G service. The company says it gave industries that rely on the older signals three years’ notice.