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Sep

UK Government faces legal challenge over 5G phone masts ‘safety fears’

September 30, 2020
Source: https://tinyurl.com/y8nrdq6y TRISTAN KIRK Courts Correspondent The government’s rollout of the 5G mobile network is facing a High Court legal challenge amid safety fears around the new generation of phone masts. Ministers announced in July it was relaxing planning permission requirements for the extension and upgrade of phone masts around the country, to accelerate the implementation of the 5G network. Today, a judicial...
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30
Sep

EMFSA September 2020 Newsletter

September 30, 2020
Our September 2020 newsletter is available at: https://mailchi.mp/31e061ea2652/emf-news Don’t miss out on our October webinars, details in the newsletter.
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29
Sep

South African government: more wireless connectivity in schools needed for new curriculum

September 29, 2020
Preparing South African students for a 5G future 4IR technologies include: artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, advanced biotechnology, robotics, the Internet of Things, blockchain, speedy connectivity in the form of 5G and Wi-Fi 6, and 3D printing. 5G is an integral technology that will be necessary for these to fulfil their potential within the 4IR.   Images:...
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29
Sep

Neotel bribes linked to R10-million ANC donation

September 29, 2020
Source: https://tinyurl.com/y6a6y6kn Staff Writer 29 September 2020 Gupta-linked companies that were used for kickbacks for state tenders donated R10 million to the ANC shortly before the 2014 elections, News24 reported. What makes this report noteworthy to the IT community is that a large portion of the kickbacks paid to these companies came from Neotel, now known...
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28
Sep

The 5G Promise: “Green and Sustainable”

September 28, 2020
The way in which a telecommunications company operates and deploys its network has an enormous influence on its energy and carbon emission performance. The challenge 5G will cause an enormous rise in energy consumption and has the potential to be one of the biggest culprits in contributing to adverse environmental impacts through greenhouse gas emissions....
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28
Sep

How Covid-19 has slowed down 5G standards development

September 28, 2020
Source: https://www.verdict.co.uk/3gpp-5g-covid-standards/ The body responsible for developing the standards governing 5G technology has signaled that its inability to meet in person is causing a slowdown in developing new technical standards. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) announced on 21 September that it is expecting a delay in 5G standards of a minimum six months –...
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28
Sep

Telecom regulator should look into lowering price of 5G at auction

September 28, 2020
Source https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/telecom-regulator-should-look-into-lowering-price-of-5g-at-auction-b81d0bb3-db3e-45f7-8d39-5b7ae432549a By Siphelele Dludla  JOHANNESBURG – World Wide Worx said on Friday that the telecommunications regulator should look into lowering the price of the 5G frequency spectrum auction so that South Africa could enjoy the best quality internet services. In a study released on Friday, World Wide Worx managing director Arthur Goldstuck said communications...
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25
Sep

Microwave News: 5G Waveforms in Dispute

September 25, 2020
Source: https://microwavenews.com/short-takes-archive/5g-waveforms-dispute 5G Waveforms: We Need To Know More – Controversy over Averaging Times Ken Foster & Niels Kuster Disagree on Averaging Times Very little has been written in the popular media about the waveforms used in 5G signals. Two outstanding questions are: How fast are the pulses? How powerful are they? In 2018, Esra Neufeld and Niels...
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25
Sep

Are Elon Musk’s ‘megaconstellations’ a blight on the night sky?

September 25, 2020
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/12/stars-astronomy-spacex-satellite-elon-musk Miniature satellites open up a world of technological possibility. But experts say they degrade the astronomical landscape. Stuart Clark, Sat 12 Sep 2020 17.00 BST The natural serenity of the night sky is a touchstone for all of us. Everyone alive today looks at the same stars no matter where they are located on the...
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