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20
Feb

Scientific American Created Confusion about 5G’s Safety: Will They Clear It Up?

February 20, 2020
Reposted from the website Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, by Joel Moskowitz, Ph.D. https://www.saferemr.com/2020/02/will-scientific-american-clear-up.html In September 2019, Scientific American, the oldest, continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S., published an opinion piece on its website entitled, “5G Is Coming: How Worried Should We Be about the Health Risks? So far, at least, there’s little evidence of danger.” The piece was...
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16
Feb

Prof Tom Butler’s complaint upheld over wi-fi article in Irish Times

February 16, 2020
Sunday February 16 2020 Source: Eithne Dodd, The Sunday Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/ireland/prof-tom-butler-s-complaint-upheld-over-wi-fi-article-in-irish-times-x9fn0gjdh?fbclid=IwAR2wSYZ4rkjFdI4NfXCzI6lHtSbXsdIuBNZL0lf14UpBpwOT-kL4ZS8DHw8 The press ombudsman has upheld a complaint in relation to a New York Times article that was republished by The Irish Times last September, writes Eithne Dodd. Headlined “Are there any real links between wireless technology and health?”, it was written by William Broad,...
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13
Feb

Switzerland denies halting 5G rollouts

February 13, 2020
Environmental officials in Switzerland told Mobile World Live (MWL) reports of a blanket ban on future 5G infrastructure deployments in the country due to health concerns were not accurate, with local authorities instead tasked with ruling on the siting of the kit. Responding to a report by Financial Times (FT), a representative of the Federal Office for the Environment...
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11
Feb

European Parliament Briefing – Effects of 5G Wireless Communication on Human Health

February 11, 2020
  PDF: EPRS_BRI(2020)646172_EN
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06
Feb

Vodacom’s 5G deal with Liquid will entrench its dominance, Telkom warns

February 6, 2020
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05
Feb

5G Services To Come To S. Africa This Year, Vodacom Says

February 5, 2020
By PYMNTS Posted on February 5, 2020 After a significant partnership last year that expanded its business, Vodacom Group Chief Executive Shameel Joosub announced on Tuesday (Feb. 4) that the company will collaborate with Liquid Telecom to bring 5G mobile services to South Africa. Starting this year, the two companies will offer customers joint 5G mobile services. Mobile consumers...
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04
Feb

Opinion: The ‘race to 5G’ is a myth

February 4, 2020
Kevin Werbach is a professor at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and the author of The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Telecommunications providers relentlessly extol the power of fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology. Government officials and policy advocates fret that the winner of the “5G race” will dominate...
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02
Feb

Miami’s Streets Are Awash With 5G Debris Ahead of the Super Bowl

February 2, 2020
By Nathan Crooks January 30, 2020, 2:00 PM GMT+2 Companies rush to build poles despite few 5G phones on market. ‘There was no method to the madness,’ one local official says. Wireless carriers are facing a backlash for their rush to install 5G towers in South Florida ahead of the Super Bowl. Locals say the new...
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02
Feb

Submissions pour in on Icasa spectrum licensing plan

February 2, 2020
Submissions pour in on Icasa spectrum licensing plan By STAFF REPORTER  2 February 2020 Icasa has received more than 40 written submissions on the licensing of broadband spectrum suitable for building 4G/LTE and 5G networks in South Africa as the communications regulator gears up to auction off radio frequency spectrum. The deadline for submissions was Friday, with...
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31
Jan

Rollout of smart motorways put on hold amid safety concerns

January 31, 2020
Investigation finds 38 people killed on smart motorways in the past five years. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/30/rollout-of-smart-motorways-put-on-hold-amid-safety-concerns?fbclid=IwAR3T8VljMQ8JJOFvGQj8zCkApBXKgk0AX_6FJxtUWkEeUOz08cxHk5DsbBc Smart motorways are part of a plan by Highways England to reduce congestion. The routes feature technology designed to monitor traffic levels, change speed limits and close lanes to allow emergency vehicles through. Our comment: “smart” is not always better.
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