January 2023 Event Planner 28 More Disruptions In the Air: In-flight Phone Calls The E.U. government will allow passengers to make phone calls while flying in Europe, beginning in July 2023. By June 2023 European airlines will be assigned 5G frequencies in order to provide the service. While flying at low altitudes, the phones will be connected with regular mobile terrestrial networks, and at high altitudes they’ll be using “picocells” that connect to satellites linked with the terrestrial mobile networks. It is expected that 40 percent of passengers will be making phone calls during flights. The U.S. has opposed the move in order to avoid further disruptions from unruly passengers while confined in a small cabin. Proponents of the service maintain that passengers can already make telephone calls while riding trains. Opponents retort that passengers on trains can move away from noise or other petulant passengers — something that’s impossible to do on an airplane. CONTENT AMERICAS January 24-26, 2023 Miami, FL, U.S. Tel: (54 911) 4945-5171 www.contentamericas.net BERLINALE February 16-26 Berlin, Germany Tel: (49 30) 2592-0707 www.berlinale.de SXSW March 10-19 Austin, U.S. Tel: (512) 467-7979 www.sxsw.com SERIES MANIA March 17-24 Lille, France Tel: (33 6) 2010-4056 www.seriesmania.com NAB SHOW April 15-19 Las Vegas, U.S. Tel: (202) 429-3183 www.nabshow.com MIPTV April 17-19 Cannes, France Tel: (33 7) 7769-3496 www.miptv.com HOT DOCS April 27-May 7 Toronto, Canada Tel: (416) 203-2155 www.hotdocs.ca Recognized standard of quality in Audio Description Descriptive Video Works is committed to providing access to all forms of visual media With more than 40,000 television shows, feature films and LIVE shows completed, you can rely on us to deliver your project on budget and on time. Our technical expertise guarantees a top quality product - a commitment we’ve made to our clients for more than 17 years. Request a Quote info@descriptivevideoworks.com descriptivevideoworks.com
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