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Feb

5G spectrum frozen due to satellite interference

February 19, 2021
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/387142-5g-spectrum-frozen-due-to-satellite-interference.html Jamie McKane, 19 February 2021 The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has issued a moratorium on spectrum assignments in the 3.6GHz – 3.8GHz band, effectively locking out new applicants for acquiring spectrum in this band. The primary fixed wireless access (FWA) operator in this band is Rain, as it uses its...
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18
Feb

Police boss calls for smart motorways to be scrapped after another serious crash in Yorkshire

February 18, 2021
Source:  https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/police-boss-calls-smart-motorways-be-scrapped-after-another-serious-crash-yorkshire-3136968 A Yorkshire smart motorway which has featured in two recent inquests should be scrapped following another serious crash in which a person had to be airlifted to hospital, a police boss has said. By Lucy Leeson Tuesday, 16th February 2021, 5:06 pm Updated Tuesday, 16th February 2021, 5:10 pm The occupant of a stationary...
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17
Feb

5G phones may interfere with aircraft: French regulator

February 17, 2021
PARIS – The latest generation of smartphones, 5G, can interfere with aircraft altitude instruments, the French Civil Aviation Authority warned as it recommended they should be turned off during flight. “The utilisation of 5G devices onboard aircraft could lead to risks of interference that could potentially result in errors in altitude readings,”  a spokesman for the agency...
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15
Feb

ICASA APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS OF THE COMPLAINTS AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

February 15, 2021
12 February 2021 Pretoria – The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA/the Authority) welcomes the appointment of five (5) new members of the Complaints and Compliance Committee (CCC) whose appointment came as a result of the end of term of the former members in December 2020. The new members are: 1. Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa who...
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13
Feb

Court May Reverse the FCC’s Radiofrequency Emission Limits Decision

February 13, 2021
Source: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/court-may-reverse-fcc-s-radiofrequency-emission-limits-decision Thursday, February 11, 2021 On Jan. 25, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral argument on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) 2020 decision on radiofrequency emission limits (RFE) in which the FCC made a number of procedural changes to its rules but essentially left the RFE limits adopted...
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11
Feb

Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa – How it compares with fibre and 5G

February 11, 2021
Source https://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/385963-elon-musks-starlink-in-south-africa-how-it-compares-with- By Jamie McKane, 11 February 2021 Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite broadband service is now available for pre-order in South Africa, providing users around the country with affordable high-speed broadband. Starlink uses a constellation of lower-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to offer fast Internet connectivity to its users. The service has started taking deposits from users...
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08
Feb

German Court Moves To Silence Relentless Critic of RF DNA Studies

February 8, 2021
Source: Microwave News https://microwavenews.com/news-center/german-court-moves-silence-critic-rf-dna-breaks Alexander Lerchl’s Unfounded Claims of Fabricated Data from Vienna Lab13-Year Campaign of Disinformation February 8, 2021 A German court of appeals has ordered Alexander Lerchl to stop smearing the authors of two papers which show that mobile phone radiation can break DNA and possibly cause cancer. For more than a decade, Lerchl, a...
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07
Feb

From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards

February 7, 2021
Western nations have long steered the global standards for nearly every modern product. China now wants to grab the wheel. https://t.co/WaFFU21z6h— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 7, 2021 By Valentina Pop, Sha Hua and Daniel Michaels Feb. 7 Nearly every product in American homes, from lightbulbs to couches, windows and Wi-Fi routers, conforms to standards and measurements of...
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03
Feb

Mobile Phone Usage in Schools: Russia, China and France

February 3, 2021
•Russia Oleg A. Grigoriev DrSc., PhD. (radiobiology & hygiene of non-ionizing radiation); Chairman, Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (RusCNIRP) 3rd of February 2021 Mobile #phones ban in schools in Russia (Jan 21): mandatory State sanitary rules #prohibit the use of #mobile communication devices for educational purposes (at #school, at home, in the park...
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