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Australian Residents Reject Huawei Small Cell Boxes

posted by martyb on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the Losing-Trust-One-Piece-at-a-Time dept.

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Residents in a Sydney suburb have rejected small cell Huawei boxes that are part of the 5G rollout. While this type of infrastructure normally requires approval, these boxes are simply being stuck on poles around the place. Their purpose is to supplement the forthcoming 5G network which will replace the existing 3G/4G network in the future. The residents so far are limiting themselves to requesting the local council to removing the undesired boxes.

Are they just fearful Luddites or are they blocking Big Brother?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @01:22AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @01:22AM (#786182)
    The 800/1800/2400 GHz ranges were checked for safety many times by many scientists. However the new ranges, up to 68 GHz, were never investigated. It's even hard to sag which power is radiated in each band, in what beams, and what is the minimum safe distance. As opposed to large towers, these little boxes are very close to humans. I'd say the same as those guys - NIMBY, but not for the same reasons. They are afraid of an abstract transmitter; I am concerned about the device that was never tested for biological safety. I want to see studies first.