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Apr

5G Deployment State of Play in Europe, USA and Asia

April 5, 2019
REFERENCE:  BLACKMAN, C., FORGE, S., 5G Deployment: State of Play in Europe, USA and Asia, Study for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies, European Parliament, Luxembourg, 2019. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2019/631060/IPOL_IDA(2019)631060_EN.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1M0aLXXTirPDWsX-Q7LlFHpeWEgJPw6grXP9t2409O5xPPjAydAAUHmLs Excerpt:
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04
Apr

Brussels: 5G pilot project halted due to radiation concerns

April 4, 2019
In a Telecompaper of Oct 23, 2018 the Brussels region environment minister Celine Fremault said she plans to propose an increase in the region’s limits for electromagnetic radiation from cell antennas, in order to support the roll-out of 5G networks, which will require many more antennas. She announced the move in an interview with L’Echo after...
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29
Mar

EMFSA March 2019 Newsletter

March 29, 2019
Our MARCH 2019 NEWSLETTER can be viewed at this link: https://mailchi.mp/ee976f9904ad/emf-news Image Credit Roman Kraft on Unsplash To subscribe to our monthly newsletter, please click on the link below. Social media pages (via a hardwired computer to reduce RF exposure), f.lux installed to reduce blue light exposure. EMFSA   https://www.facebook.com/EMFSouthAfrica/ Electro Magnetic Radiation Are You Safe South Africa https://www.facebook.com/emrareusafeSA/...
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27
Mar

European Commission – Press Release: Security of 5G Networks

March 27, 2019
European Commission recommends common EU approach to the security of 5G networks Strasbourg, 26 March 2019 Today the European Commission has recommended a set of operational steps and measures to ensure a high level of cybersecurity of 5G networks across the EU. Fifth generation (5G) networks will form the future backbone of our societies and...
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27
Mar

5G : 26th March 2019, South Africa – Vodacom in discussions with Rain and Liquid Telecom

March 27, 2019
Vodacom and MTN are still waiting on ICASA to assign radio frequency spectrum for 5G networks. Rain is the only company in South Africa to have launched its 5G commercial network ( February 2019). In the first phase of Rain’s 5G roll out, Rain has deployed 20 new base stations in Johannesburg and Cape Town, covering...
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26
Mar

The City of Oviedo, Spain: Councils of Environment and Education launch educational campaign for school children about electromagnetic pollution and addiction

March 26, 2019
Source: https://www.oviedo.es/-/las-concejalias-de-medio-ambiente-y-educacion-lanzan-una-campana-para-sensibilizar-a-los-escolares-sobre-la-contaminacion-electromagnetica March 18, 2019 Excerpts (translated from Spanish): The Department of Urbanism and Environment of the City of Oviedo (through the Municipal School of Sustainability) and Department of Education (through the Municipal School of Health) in collaboration with the Platform Against Electromagnetic Pollution (PECCEM), will develop several activities to raise awareness of the health...
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24
Mar

Ripon California: Sprint agrees to remove cell tower at school

March 24, 2019
Parents in Ripon have been fighting for a Sprint cell tower to come down for roughly two years. Kellie Prime and Monica Ferrulli have been fighting for the removal since their sons, Kyle and Mason, were diagnosed with cancer. The cell tower outside of their sons’ former school, Weston Elementary, will soon be moved. “It’s been...
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23
Mar

Protest leads to removal of cell mast from school

March 23, 2019
Credit for this post: Chatsworth Rising Sun, Journalist Yoshini Perumal https://risingsunchatsworth.co.za/131228/protest-leads-removal-cell-mast-school/ The mast was taken down following the protest. Residents of Arena Park mobilised and marched to Crestview Primary School on Human Rights Day after receiving messages that the cell mast, which was initially objected to, was reinstalled. According to Chatsworth Community Policing Forum chairman, Jakes Singh,...
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21
Mar

5G Requires a Stable Electricity Supply

March 21, 2019
Eskom, Connectivity and the Rollout of 5G in South Africa Photo by Matthew Brodeur on Unsplash The much hyped industry 5G, IOT, Fourth Industrial Revolution Utopia depends entirely on connectivity. Almost all 4IR technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robots, self-driving cars, augmented reality, and the Internet of Things (IoT), require high-speed, always-on Internet connections. 5G will only work in places...
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