Are Cell Phones Dangerous to Your Health? The Debate Over Cell Phone Safety Continues

Philip Lewis

Mic

February 5, 2016

ricky lin 8 seconds

With proliferation of IT techology riding on IP-based protocol, many wireless network using radio frequency is dime in a dozen.

Smartphone uses 3G and 4G network.

3G use 1.8 - 2.5 Ghz frequency band operating up to 2 Mbps data rate.

4G use 2 - 8 Ghz frequency band operating up to 20 Mbps data rate.

And already there is fear that smartphone will cause health problem - though medical study is not able to prove this hypothesis.

If smartphone is a worry, how about WiFi - that is operating in radio frequency 2.4Ghz and 5 Ghz operating at data rate of 11 Mbps, 54 Mbps, 450 Mbps and 1.3 Gbps - which are used widely by Internet users holding laptops, iPad, smartphone, IT-wearable devices ?

With the advent of disruptive technology such as IoT (Internet of Things) - sensors, home-based appliances are using radio frequency to transmit IP data as big data for BI (Business Intelligence), data analysis and data correlation - all these form part of our thrust as Smart Nation - our future for Growth.

Thus unless there is a definitive proof of radio frequency that cause health problem - we should not be too alarm in adopting new IT technology to improve our lives and provide jobs for the people that will help to grow our Economy.

ricky l12 seconds ago

In other words, we have to face the fact that, the moment :-

(1) we step into our home, we will be bombarded with the wifi coverage at our home - 2.4Ghz or 5 Ghz - but actually what will cause problem to us - is the power (in watt or kva) emitted by the wireless gateway to project the wireless signal to cover our home that we should be worried about. Home wireless gateway produce very small power output - and thus will not harm our health.

(2) we step out of our home within our neighborhood - there will also be wifi signals from our neighbors.

(3) we step into mrt, shopping mall or popular spots -- we have free wifi all over the place in addition to 3G and 4G wireless coverage for smartphone.

(4) when we drive through ERP gantry, 2 Ghz radio frequency will beam and deduct the money from our cashcard from the IU.

(5) when we wear a wireless earphone - we are bombarded with bluetooth also running on radio frequency.

(6) some use wimax as wireless backbone - also used radio frequency.

Thus everywhere is RF --- and yet there are many elderly around living through old age. So i think we should be safe living in a RF world.