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Source: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-maintains-current-rf-exposure-safety-standards Full Title: Proposed Changes in the Commission’s Rules Regarding Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields; Reassessment of Federal Communications Commission Radiofrequency Exposure Limits and Policies Document Type(s): Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Memorandum Opinion and Order Bureau(s): Engineering & Technology Description: The Commission has accordingly promulgated rules that set limits for RF exposure and,...Read More

Source: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/cybersecurity/  Press release 3 December 2019 Today the Council adopted conclusions on the significance of 5G to the European economy and the need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G. The conclusions stress that 5G networks will form a part of crucial infrastructure for the maintenance of vital societal and economic functions. The conclusions also support...Read More

Among the topics we discuss in our November 2019 Newsletter: Glioblastoma RFR Carcinogenicity The Precautionary Principle versus the ALARA Principle 5G Research at Bremen University The WHO, UN, ITU and ICNIRP – Important decisions made at the recent ITU congress in Egypt. Videos and podcasts Occupational risks for cell tower antenna workers and maintenance workers...Read More

  Source: https://www.huawei.com/za/press-events/news/za/rain-launches-intelligent-5g-transport-network [Johannesburg, South Africa, November 27, 2019] South African mobile data network operator, Rain has launched its intelligent 5G transport network in partnership with Huawei. Transport networks can be thought of as the “neural networks” that connect core networks to services. Rain’s CTO Gustav Schoeman says, “With Huawei’s E2E solutions and new products,...Read More

November 28, 2019 A team of scientists from Jacobs University led by Prof. Alexander Lerchl will examine the effects of 5G on human cells. It should enable autonomous driving or smart factories: The introduction of the 5G mobile communications standard in the coming year is associated with high expectations, but also with fears about the...Read More

By Robert Sanders, Media relations| NOVEMBER 25, 2019 See the image in the article: An intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell (ipRGC) as it would appear if you looked at a mouse’s retina through the pupil. The white arrows point to the many different types of cells it networks with: other subtypes of ipRGC cell (red, blue and...Read More

Source: Telecompaper https://www.telecompaper.com/news/us-govt-invites-comments-on-procedures-for-ban-on-ict-firms-that-pose-a-security-threat–1317724?utm_source=headlines_-_english&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=27-11-2019&utm_content=textlink Wednesday 27 November 2019 | 09:17 CET | News The US Department of Commerce is inviting comments on the procedures its office should follow to enforce Executive Order 13873, signed by President Trump in May to ban US companies from doing business with firms that could pose a threat to national security. The...Read More

BY DR. JONATHAN L. KRAMER, ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2019 Some commenters have described the DC Circuit’s decision in United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians v. FCC, No. 18–1129, 2019 WL 3756373 (D.C. Cir Aug. 9, 2019) as being some sort of a magic bullet 5G/small cell killer.  They also claim that the decision nullifies much of...Read More

Source: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/opinion/there-is-recourse-for-cape-residents-when-fibre-installation-causes-damage-37885341?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social 25 NOVEMBER 2019, 3:38PM / FELICITY PURCHASE “We have asked contractors who are installing fibre on behalf of the various fibre-optic service providers to maintain their service integrity.” Picture: Ian Landsberg/ African News Agency (ANA) Excerpt only, for the full article, please see: https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/opinion/there-is-recourse-for-cape-residents-when-fibre-installation-causes-damage-37885341?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social There is recourse when fibre installation causes damage The letter, “Installation of fibre...Read More