5G will surely make watching your favourite shows an absolute delight. But is it harmful to you? Read to know more.
There have been several concerns with the effects of 5G technology. Many famous people around the globe have raised concerns against the rapid roll-out of the 5G technology.ย
One such celebrity is Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, who said that the technology should not be implemented without analyzing the harmful effects of radiofrequency.ย Juhi has filed a suit against the implementation of 5G in India. The actress believes RF radiation from wire-free gadgets and network cell towers are extremely harmful and injurious to the health and safety of the people.
An official statement from Juhi Chawla's spokesperson on the suit being filed reads, '๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ,๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ 5๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ง, ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ, ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐, ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐, ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ โ5๐โ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐, ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐.'ย
Let us now look at what is 5G and how it can affect us:
What is 5G?
The term 5G refers to the fifth generation of mobile technology. With 5G internet is supposed to become super-fast. It will become 1000x faster than the present 4G we are using to put this in numbers. They will have a bandwidth of 100 GB per second. The frequency used by 5G is not crowded with current devices. Since 3G and 4G use the same spectrum, there are huge interferences. Moreover, unlike 360 degree towers of 4G, 5G antennas are directional, leading to lower interferences.ย
So, Is 5G harmful to us?
Ever since the roll-out of 5G worldwide, there have been many allegations about its safety. There was a report that it caused the death of hundreds of birds in Netherland. However, the information later was proved to be a hoax. But why do people condemn 5G?
Mainly because the waves cannot travel long distances like 4G, so there will be many more antennas. Possibly as high as one antenna every 100-200 meters. This has raised suspicion.ย
There are two very different and distinct opinion that institutions hold on this issue:
- Most governments are trying to reassure the citizen that the radiations from the 5G networks are entirely safe. Many scientists also argue that concise range and short wavelength radiation are non-ionizing and thus non-harmful.
- However, some scientists have argued that even exposure to a non-ionizing electromagnetic field can harm us. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified that these radiations can be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" and a study conducted by the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) found clear evidence that exposure to cell phone non-ionizing radiofrequency radiation increased cancer and damaged DNA in rats and mice.ย
As per a statement by the WHO, โTo date, no adverse health effects from low level, long term exposure to radiofrequency or power frequency fields have been confirmed, but scientists are actively continuing to research this area.โ
So, whatโs the solution?
We must understand that 5G is indeed the future. With the pace of internet deployment and adoption, it is impossible to escape being a part of it. So, there are only a few options:
- There must be proper research and a basis for proper guidelines for implementation, considering the safety of humans and the environment.
- On a personal front, we should limit our exposure to smartphone and devices. Limiting exposure will limit the harmful effects of radiation if any.