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Hawaii County Council exercises caution in regard to 5G development

July 24, 2020
By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Thursday, July 23, 2020, 12:05 a.m. The Hawaii County Council resolved Wednesday to forestall any development of 5G infrastructure on the Big Island until the controversial technology is proven to be safe. After hearing hours of public testimony decrying the supposed health risks of the new cellular network technology,...
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23
Jul

South Africa: Proposed policy to allow the installation of 5G Towers on private property

July 23, 2020
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has gazetted a new policy on the deployment of communications networks in South Africa. The policy aims to accommodate the accelerated deployment of electronic communications networks, such as LTE and 5G networks. The policy gives mobile networks and other licensees the right to select, enter, and use...
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22
Jul

UK Government response to the consultation on proposed reforms to permitted development rights to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage

July 22, 2020
July 2020 A summary of the responses to the consultation and the Government’s response Excerpt 20.PHE is familiar with the evidence submitted to the consultation about possible risks to public health and considers that its advice, as set out below, remains unchanged. 21.PHE updated its guidance, published in October 2019, in respect of 5G in...
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22
Jul

Glioblastoma Awareness day-July 22nd 

July 22, 2020
Today we remember: Apply the Precautionary Principle as far as cell phone use is concerned. •A cell phone is not a toy, it is a radiation emitting device. •Use by infants and children under the age of two should rather be avoided. •Children and teenagers under the age of 16 should carry cell phones for...
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21
Jul

Government and industry combine to downplay the science on cell phone danger

July 21, 2020
Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Government-and-industry-combine-to-downplay-the-15421230.php By Mark Leno and Ellie Marks July 21, 2020 In 2015, the city of Berkeley passed an ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to advise consumers, in a flyer at the point of sale, that keeping a cell phone in their pocket or near their body could expose them to wireless radiation above Federal...
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21
Jul

Europe-Ecologie-Les Verts calls for a “moratorium” on 5G

July 21, 2020
Source AFP https://www.france24.com/fr/20200717-eelv-demande-un-moratoire-sur-la-5g?fbclid=IwAR25uPPZBkmDVhgPYUEf_7Qn3AavoH6-PLI2zAdxOK4-E6agn_Q-Q1J-HYw Auto translated EELV calls for a “moratorium on 5G” which will generate “a big inflation in electricity consumption” and allow “the collection of personal data”, according to François Thiollet, member of the party’s executive board. “5G will accelerate the capacity to disseminate information but its energy footprint is a major problem,” Mr....
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21
Jul

Nokia releases 5G standalone platform for private networks

July 21, 2020
Tuesday 21 July 2020 Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology will deploy a Nokia 5G SA industrial-grade private wireless network at its test mine in Tampere, Finland. Based on Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC), the 5G standalone (SA) network will be used to enhance communications and connectivity at the...
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21
Jul

China may punish Nokia and Ericsson if European Union bans Huawei

July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020 China is likely to retaliate against telecom network suppliers makers Nokia and Ericsson if the European Union bans Huawei Technologies from 5G networks, the Wall Street Journal reported. The United Kingdom last week ordered telecom operators not to purchase 5G components from Huawei from the end of this year and remove all existing...
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21
Jul

The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building

July 21, 2020
Source: https://www.state.gov/welcoming-the-united-kingdom-decision-to-prohibit-huawei-from-5g-networks/ Countries need to be able to trust that 5G equipment and software will not threaten national security, economic security, privacy, intellectual property, or human rights. The momentum in favor of secure 5G is building. The UK joins democracies such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, and Sweden in banning Huawei...
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