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Common Misconceptions

Orange Radio Waves wrote an article discussing the common misconception of 5G. Here is some of the misconception discussed.

Birds

In Oct/Nov 2018, hundreds of starlings died in Huygenspark, The Hague. No 5G trial was conducted during this time and the cause of death was eating toxic needles of yew trees.

Trees

Trees and buildings can influence how 5G signals propagate. However, this is considered when planning telephone installations. So, it is untrue that trees are cut down due to 5G.

Climate

5G uses less energy and does not negatively affects the climate. 5G is more efficient than previous technologies and requires less energy than 4G.

Bees

The French agricultural research confederation centre of expertise advised, “None of the studies conducted on the topic to date have been able to establish that electromagnetic pollution is a problem for bees.”

Children

Based on current scientific knowledge and after 30 years of research, there is no proof of health issues due to antennas if the limits are observed.

Radiation

Based on current scientific information, it is not possible to establish a link between mobile telephony radiation and potential health problems.

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Birds

Second generation of mobile telephony systems. It uses digital transmission to deliver voice, text services and very low-speed data services.

Trees

Third generation of mobile systems. It can be used to deliver voice, text and lower-speed data services. It supports multimedia applications such as video, audio and internet access, alongside conventional voice services.

Climate

Fourth generation of mobile systems. It can provide download speeds of over 10 Mbit/s, and is used to deliver voice, text and higher-speed data services.

Bees

Fifth generation of mobile technology. It can deliver faster, lower latency mobile broadband, and enable more revolutionary uses in sectors such as manufacturing, transport and healthcare.

Children

The 3GPP’s fifth-generation radio standard that leverages millimetre waves, enhanced small cells, Massive-input Massive-output (MIMO), beamforming, licensed / unlicensed spectrum, and full duplex wireless technologies.

Radiation

A group of seven telecommunications standard development organisations (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC) known as the ‘organisational partners’. It provides its members with a stable environment to produce the reports and specifications that define cellular telecommunications network technologies, including radio access, the core transport network and service capabilities.

Understanding 5G

As with any new technology, the amount of information about 5G  is a lot – and some of it is potentially misleading. Our Understanding 5G page takes you through some of the key topics like 5G vs 4G and 5G for businesses.

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