What is 5G? Does 5G pose health risks? Read and stay informed! 
The 5G mobile network has been switched on in some countries and has led to questions about whether the new technology poses health risks.
So what are the concerns, and is there any evidence to back them up?
So what are the concerns, and is there any evidence to back them up?
What's different about 5G?
As with previous cellular technologies, 5G networks rely on signals carried by radio waves - part of the electromagnetic spectrum - transmitted between an antenna or mast and your phone.
As with previous cellular technologies, 5G networks rely on signals carried by radio waves - part of the electromagnetic spectrum - transmitted between an antenna or mast and your phone.
We're surrounded by electromagnetic radiation all the time - from television and radio signals, as well as from a whole range of technologies, including mobile phones, and from natural sources such as sunlight.
5G uses higher frequency waves than earlier mobile networks, allowing more devices to have access to the internet at the same time and at faster speeds.
These waves travel shorter distances,
These waves travel shorter distances,
so 5G networks require more transmitter masts than previous technologies, positioned closer to ground level.
What are the concerns?
The electromagnetic radiation used by all mobile phone technologies has led some people to worry about increased health risks, including developing certain types of cancer.
The electromagnetic radiation used by all mobile phone technologies has led some people to worry about increased health risks, including developing certain types of cancer.
In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) said that "no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use" .
However, the WHO together with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified all radio frequency radiation (of which mobile signals are a part) as "possibly carcinogenic".( It means having the possibility to cause cancer)
It has been put in this category because "there is evidence that falls short of being conclusive that exposure may cause cancer in humans ".
Eating pickled vegetables and using talcum powder are classed in the same category, they can cause cancer!
Eating pickled vegetables and using talcum powder are classed in the same category, they can cause cancer!
Alcoholic drinks and processed meat( like fried meat, suya, etc) are in a higher category because the evidence is stronger.
A toxicology report released in 2018 by the US Department of Health , and pointed to by those expressing safety concerns, found that male rats exposed to high doses of radio frequency radiation developed a type of cancerous tumour in the heart.
For this study, rats' whole bodies were exposed to radiation from mobile phones for nine hours a day every day for two years, starting before they were born.
that being said, should we be worried about 5G transmitter masts?
5G technology requires a lot of new base stations - these are the masts that transmit and receive mobile phone signals.
But crucially, because there are more transmitters, each one can run at lower power levels than previous 4G technology, which means that the level of radiation exposure from 5G antennas will be lower.
What about heating dangers?
Part of the 5G spectrum permitted under international guidelines falls within the microwave band.
Microwaves generate heat in objects through which they pass
Part of the 5G spectrum permitted under international guidelines falls within the microwave band.
Microwaves generate heat in objects through which they pass
However, at the levels used for 5G (and earlier mobile technologies) the heating effects are not harmful, says Prof Rodney Croft, an adviser to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
"The maximum radio frequency level that someone in the community could be exposed to from 5G (or any other signals in general community areas) is so small that no temperature rise has been observed to date"
Limits to exposure
The UK government says "while a small increase in overall exposure to radio waves is possible when 5G is added to the existing network, the overall exposure is expected to remain low".
The UK government says "while a small increase in overall exposure to radio waves is possible when 5G is added to the existing network, the overall exposure is expected to remain low".
"The exposure that 5G will produce has been considered in great depth by ICNIRP, with the restrictions set well below the lowest level of 5G-related radio frequency that has been shown to cause harm," says Prof Croft.
The WHO says electromagnetic frequency exposures below the limits recommended in the ICNIRP guidelines do not appear to have any known consequence on health.
Nigeria will take ‘informed decision’ on 5G,
Nigeria ’ s minister for communications and digital economy Isa Ali Pantami Saturday said the country has not approved any 5 G – the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies – license
Nigeria ’ s minister for communications and digital economy Isa Ali Pantami Saturday said the country has not approved any 5 G – the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies – license
Pantami made the clarification in the wake of growing rumours that 5 G is responsible for coronavirus .
“The National Frequency Management Council ( NFMC ) , of which I am the Chairman , has not deliberated on or released any bulk frequency spectrum for the deployment of 5 G , ” Pantami said in a statement.
“No license has been issued for the deployment of 5 G in the country . ”
The rumour that 5 G causes coronavirus was recently amplified by American singer Keri Hilson . In a series of now -deleted tweets , Hilson claimed that Africa has not been badly hit by coronavirus...
The rumour that 5 G causes coronavirus was recently amplified by American singer Keri Hilson . In a series of now -deleted tweets , Hilson claimed that Africa has not been badly hit by coronavirus...
because it has not deployed 5 G .
“I think she ’ s an amazing singer , but I am not sure she knows what she ’ s talking about , ” Yusuf Sambo , a researcher at the University of Glasgow who is testing 5 G in Scotland told AFP
“I think she ’ s an amazing singer , but I am not sure she knows what she ’ s talking about , ” Yusuf Sambo , a researcher at the University of Glasgow who is testing 5 G in Scotland told AFP
“Yes , there are fears about the health implications of 5 G but they have to do with cancer and not viral infections. ”
In a tweet Tacha a popular former BBNaija housemate said that " 5G will substantially increase exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields.. If you’re not alarmed about the DANGERS of 5G radiation to HUMANS..."
Many conspiracy theories also claimed that China is using its advancement in 5 G technologies to advance its alleged plan for world domination . Experts , however , pointed to China , South Korea ) , the United Kingdom and the United States as the leader in the 5 G race.
In fact , South Korea launched 5 G first .
But COVID -19 was first reported in Wuhan , China .
While the world was battling with spiking COVID -19 fatalities and infection rate , the United States President Donald Trump has signed a National Strategy to Secure 5 G Networks!
But COVID -19 was first reported in Wuhan , China .
While the world was battling with spiking COVID -19 fatalities and infection rate , the United States President Donald Trump has signed a National Strategy to Secure 5 G Networks!
Although 5 G was approved for trial in Nigeria in 2019 , Pantami said the government will not act on the speculations about the network .
However , researcher , who specialises in electromagnetic exposure in wireless communication at the University of Surrey , told AFP that the side effects of 5 G are the same as those of 3 G and 4 G . Both 3 G and 4 G are in use in Nigeria .
The possible side -effects of 5 G are the same as 4 G , 3 G , 2 G , Wi-Fi; all these wireless communication technologies use EM waveform that radiates energy , ”
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