Europe says goodbye to ‘airplane mode’: Passengers can talk on the phone while flyingThe European Union will serve frequencies of the new 5G network so that travelers can use their cellphones from the airThe first messages that airplane passengers receive before their flight takes off is to turn off their phones or put them in “airplane mode.” But that warning is about to disappear.The service will be offered using a piece of special network equipment called a picocell, which connects the plane’s network to the earth through a satellite.“The sky is no longer a limit when it comes to possibilities offered by super-fast, high-capacity connectivity,” Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the Internal market, said in a statement.However, the European Commission will now enable a specific frequency band for 5G use, ensuring that it does not interfere with any of the electronic devices on the plane so that the traveler can keep their smartphone on at all times.In addition, airlines will have to make a considerable investment in the equipment that allows the connection of terrestrial mobile networks with the plane in flight."