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<\/p>\nChristian Thomas
\nEMFacademy.com<\/p>\n
This article is the result of nearly a hundred hours of research, and almost a full week writing.<\/p>\n
My hope that this can be the definitive source for information about the danger that 5G radiation will bring to the world as it continues to be rolled out in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n I will be continually updating this resource<\/strong>\u00a0as I learn more and as more information is released to the public. However, if you feel that there is anything significant missing from this article, please comment below so that I can look into it, and add it if needed.<\/p>\n Although at the time of writing this, 5G is being tested in some markets, it is far from being fully released.<\/strong><\/p>\n Some telecom companies mention that they hope to have it available by sometime this year (2019). However, even if that is the case, it will likely be years later before it has the majority market share.<\/p>\n The increased radiation danger will be a result of both the new technologies and the dramatic new landscape of infrastructure that 5G will require.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll get to all of this, but before we do, I wanted to provide you with the structure of this article. If you click on any of the links in the table of contents, it will jump you straight to that section.<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s start by summarizing why the radiation from 5G wireless will be dangerous:<\/strong><\/p>\n The current portion of the radio frequency spectrum used by 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE (what we currently have) is crowded, and will not be able to support the sheer quantity of devices coming online every day.<\/p>\n That means that 5G will utilize millimeter waves in the 30-300 gigahertz frequency, which hasn\u2019t been used in the past.\u00a0These higher frequencies have short wavelengths and are categorically more dangerous.<\/strong><\/p>\n The shorter wavelengths also do not travel as far, or as well through objects. This means that 5G will require hundreds of thousands of small cell towers to compensate.\u00a0You\u2019ll likely see small micro-cell towers on street signs, light poles, on the sides of buildings, on homes, and just about anywhere else the telecom companies can legally place them.<\/strong><\/p>\n So, not only will it be a much higher frequency, shorter wavelength form of electromagnetic radiation, it will also be in much closer proximity, increasing our exposure and the danger.<\/p>\n Remember the\u00a0inverse square law<\/a> of physics. This law essentially states that as we double our distance from a source of EMF radiation, we quarter our exposure to it. This concept means that distance gives us exponential protection.<\/p>\n With the current 4G LTE networks, we can simply\u00a0use resources to locate cell towers<\/a>\u00a0and choose our homes accordingly. This will likely be near impossible in the future with the sheer proliferation of\u00a05G cell towers<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alright, now let\u2019s talk a little bit about what 5G really is, so we can better understand why it could be exponentially more dangerous than our current 3G and 4G wireless.<\/p>\n So, if you\u2019ve had a cellphone for quite a few years as I have, then you probably are familiar with the various generations of wireless technology. 5G doesn\u2019t stand for 5 GHz, it stands for the 5th Generation of telecom wireless.<\/p>\n 1G was the original generation and essentially just allowed for analog voice between callers. 2G, the second generation introduced in the 1990\u2019s first allowed data to be sent in the form of simple text messages.<\/p>\n 3G allowed for high-speed internet through faster data transfer. This gave us a connection to the internet and opened up a whole new world for smartphones.<\/p>\n 4g expanded on this, allowing for significantly faster data transfer. This allowed us to watch Netflix practically in the middle of nowhere and made it possible to scroll endlessly through social media.<\/p>\n Now, we\u2019ve all been using 4g LTE for about the last 10 years, and for the most part, has worked quite well. However, with a growing network of smart devices and smartphones, this network is getting extremely crowded.<\/p>\n The speeds that 4G support are also not keeping up with technologies demands. With Artificial Intelligence controlling more and more things, and autonomous vehicles hitting the roads, our current network isn\u2019t cutting it. These types of devices not only require faster speeds and more bandwidth, but also significantly lower lag-time, or latency.<\/p>\n Which brings us to the advent of 5G, which has been researched and talked about for nearly a decade, but has only in the last few years been remotely a reality. Already being tested in several cities, 5G is closer than ever. Many phones are already out that will support it.<\/p>\n However, it isn\u2019t entirely here yet, and that is mainly an infrastructure issue. However, likely sometime in 2019, companies like Verizon and AT&T will have separate hotspots available for purchase that will allow you to harness the speed of 5G<\/p>\n So, now you understand a bit of why 5G came about, let\u2019s dive a bit deeper into what exactly it is, and how it works.<\/p>\n (Warning: gets a bit technical)<\/strong><\/p>\n All generations of mobile networks have used similar cellular infrastructure. The service area that you are connected to is actually part of a digital geographical grid called a \u201ccell.\u201d Data is transferred from your device to a local cell tower in packets. This data is then transferred via a telephone network and the internet to wherever it was being sent.<\/p>\n As you move around, these cell-towers are capable of handing you off without a disruption in your phone call, or the data that you are receiving. You\u2019ve probably noticed the many cell towers in your area or your city. That is because these large cell towers are able to maintain a connection to your device over long distances, and through many objects due to the wavelength of the frequency being used.<\/p>\n The downside is that the 4g LTE network that these cell-towers currently support, is becoming outdated as new technology demands enter the market.<\/p>\n 5G, or the fifth generation of wireless, will solve this speed issue. With data transfer rates of up to 10 Gigabytes per second, you will be able to download an HD movie in just a few seconds. This means that you will have internet that is 100-200 times faster than the current 4G networks support.<\/p>\n Not only will the mobile network for 5G be much faster, but possibly more importantly, will have far lower latency, or lag-time. Imagine you are playing a game on your phone, and you tell it to make an action. Currently, this takes around 40-50 milliseconds to complete. 5G will allows latency as low as 5 milliseconds. Now, for games, this is not a big deal and we hardly notice it.<\/p>\n However, take this and expand it into emerging technologies such as AI and autonomous driving. Lower latency means that vehicles can respond that much faster to new inputs of data, making them safer to drive.<\/p>\n So, as far as speed, latency, and connectivity go, 5G will have some huge advantages, but will this be worth it? Don\u2019t worry, later in the article we\u2019ll get to some of the science and research behind why 5G radiation could potentially be so extremely harmful.<\/strong><\/p>\n In order to better understand some of this next part, take just a second and watch this quick video. It isn\u2019t the most recent video but does a really good job outlining some of the technologies that will allow a 5G network to exist and function.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll break down the current (2019) updates on how 5G works after the video.<\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhy Will 5G Radiation Be Dangerous? \u2013 A Summary<\/h2>\n
Why They Say There’s A Need For 5G?<\/h2>\n
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<\/picture><\/figure>\nWhat Is 5G, and How Does It Work?<\/h2>\n
How Fast Will 5G Be?<\/h3>\n
How Will 5G Work?<\/h3>\n