SINGAPORE: By 2020, Singapore could see super-fast, more reliable wireless communication with the planned rollout of 5G networks. It has been ...
, with supporters saying it will transform the way people live their lives, enabling things from self-driving cars to remote surgery.Yet as with other mobile communication features, some concerns have been raised about potential radiofrequency exposure-related health risks. In Singapore, 24 of the 62 responses garnered by the Info-communications Media Development Authority's public consultation exercise were from people worried about the health risks of 5G networks.
5G waves will have frequencies in the microwave region of the spectrum, with microwaves being a specific category of radio waves, covering the frequency range 1 GHz to approximately 100 GHz.Like previous generations, 5G will also generate electromagnetic radiation. Some members of the public have voiced concerns about the possible impact on health this could have.
According to the organisation, all reviews conducted so far have indicated that exposures to this frequency range do not produce any known adverse health effect. However, it added there are still gaps in knowledge that need to be filled “before better health risk assessments can be made”. The society also points out that if such radiation is absorbed in large enough amounts by materials containing water , it can produce heat. This can lead to burns and tissue damage.
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