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In June this year, protesters held slogans such as "Stop 5G", "100 times radiation, 100 times damage" and opposed the construction of 5G networks by Australian operators. Protesters think that 5G radiation is too large, and even some organizations say that "(5G) may be the biggest threat to mankind", which is brought by the "crazy ruling elite".

In this regard, Telstra, Australia's largest telecom operator, specially conducted testing and popularization of science. Telstra said at the official website, "We have completed extensive testing of the 5G network in a real environment using commercial 5G equipment, and our data confirms two things. First of all, the level of electromagnetic energy (EME) generated by our 5G technology is about 1000 times lower than the safety limit in many cases. Secondly, all our tests have found that the EME level of 5G is similar to that of 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi. "

British operator EE published an article on its community communication website, saying that since the introduction of mobile networks in the telecommunications industry in the 1980s, all wireless technologies have been introduced under the government's strict radio radiation regulations, which can be traced back to more than 20 years of medical research and research plans, and regularly reviewed, including 2G, 3G, 4G, WiFi and now 5G intermediate frequency bands and millimeter wave bands, which are harmless to human body. "American operators choose to use higher frequency millimeter wave spectrum, and there is no danger, because all new wireless technologies are introduced under similar strict guidance."

This year, the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection also released two lists of test results on mobile phone radiation. The radiation intensity is within the safe range, so it will not cause harm to human body.

Besides mobile terminals, does the 5G base station mean more radiation than 4G? China operators also expressed their views. China Unicom said that the network speed-up has nothing to do with the radiation appreciation of base stations. 4G and 5G networks are faster, not by enhancing the signal transmission power of communication base stations, but by expanding the transmission bandwidth, just like widening highways.

In the 4G era, the frequency bandwidth has been greatly improved, and users feel that the network speed is faster. However, the radiation standard of 4G communication base stations has not changed, and it is still lower than the national standard of 40 MW /cm2, so is the 5G communication base stations. Moreover, the denser the coverage of communication base stations, the better the reception of mobile phone signals, and the smaller the electromagnetic radiation received by users. Therefore, with the continuous construction of 4G and 5G networks, there are more and more communication base stations with better signals and less radiation.

Wu, an academician of China Academy of Engineering, said at a forum that many people mistakenly think that the base station is in danger of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation standard of 4G base stations in the United States is 600 microwatts per square centimeter, while that of China is only 40 microwatts, which is 10 times stricter than that of the United States. From the base station 10 meter, the radiation is only 1.5 microwatts, while the microwave oven at home radiates 168 microwatts. The radius of the 5G base station is smaller and the power is lower than that of 4G.