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Patents disclosed for years the penetration of 5 Ghz signals (“5G”) on the human body. A patent for a vascular system measuring necklace (KR20170017989A) , filed in 2017 before the Korean patent office, discloses:
Radar source can be divided into 2Ghz, 5Ghz, 10Ghz, 20Ghz area according to permeation depth by using general RF generator. However, it is most efficient to use 10Ghz source at 5GHz because of different penetration / Do. The sensor has a dedicated radar sensor with a middle wavelength in the wavelength range, which improves detection efficiency and minimizes the amount of energy consumed.
What is the penetration efficacy of 5G? In the Korean patent, it is: “the biometric information includes blood pressure, blood flow velocity, color information of blood or blood vessels, pulse, blood vessel thickness, etc.” That is a lot of very personal information 5G can read just by being close to our bodies.
Cells feel 5G acutely. In studies done on E. Coli and yeast cells, the 5 Ghz signal was found to influence cellular division ( 5G mobile networks and health—a state-of-the-science review of the research into low-level RF fields above 6 GHz | Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology ). The risk of cancer (constant, uncontrolled cell division) is so well-known that one U.S. patent assigned to Fractal Networks LLC explicitly discloses “Cancer Minimization of 5G Cell Phones” . In that patent US11658407B2, where our cell phones contain varied antennas to capture the 5G signal, a revised reflecting cavity inside the cell phone “can change a radiation direction of the 5G antenna to reduce the electromagnetic radiation on the user. In one embodiment, if the user puts the phone next to the face, sensors detect such usage scenario, and uses the 5G antennas most away from the user to increase antenna efficiency and reduce radiation on the user.”
5G is different from the networks that came before it because 5G ( US11658407B2 - Cellular system - Google Patents ):
is used to designate fifth generation of mobile technologies. 5G has made it possible to use mobile phone with larger bandwidth possible. It is a packet switched wireless system. It is used to cover wide area and used to provide higher throughput. It uses CDMA, BDMA and also millimeter wave (for backhaul wireless connectivity). It uses improved and advanced data coding/modulation techniques. It provides about 100 Mbps at full mobility and 1 Gbps at low mobility. It uses smart antenna techniques to support higher data rate and coverage.
This higher level of function, and penetration, requires an increased number of cell towers with multi-antenna. 5G relies on massive multi-antenna (MIMO) structures. So not only do we have to be concerned about the radiation from our phones on 5G, we also have to be concerned about the increased number and functionality of cell towers.
5G antennas emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation and so far the 3.5 GHz frequency has been used as carrier wave for 5G in city environments. RF radiation, a type of microwave, was already proven to be harmful to human health at levels encountered in the environment before the deployment of 5G. Per OSHA ( Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation - Health Effects | Occupational Safety and Health Administration ), the WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use. With 5G, RF radiation has reached such levels we should expect widespread headaches, fatigue, concentration difficulty, insomnia, emotional distress, irritability, dysesthesia, skin lesions including burning sensation, cardiac and lung symptoms. Another term for the illness is radiofrequency sickness syndrome. ( Summary of seven Swedish case reports on the microwave sy... )
Sweden and France conducted extensive studies on RF radiation. https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2024-0017/html
French studies exposing animals to the 3.5 GHz frequency found negative effects such as oxidative stress in the liver, kidneys, the plasma, degenerated neurons in the brain as well as oxidative stress in muscles and negative effects on bone strength. France combats the health risk associated with 5G by banning certain pieces of 5G equipment ( France introduces de facto ban on Huawei 5G equipment by 2028 – POLITICO ) and favoring local manufacturers, where it can test antennas for radiation reduction among other factors.
The United States does not seem to have conducted thorough tests on 5G / RF radiation impact on human cells. We are really falling behind in understanding 5G. It may be best if we place a moratorium on all imported 5G equipment (similar to what France did in July 2020) until radiation reduction policies and equipment options can be explored and prioritized.