Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Cancer Rates Rising Among Young--Cell Phones

Young people are getting brain cancer, renal cancer, hepatic (liver) cancer, and thyroid cancer at increasing rates. Why? Well, think about where people keep their cell phone when not using it: around their kidneys and liver (and gonads--don't know if that was studied). And when talking--thyroid.

Among individuals under 20 years old in the USA after analyzing 2001–2014 US National Cancer statistics tumor data from 48 states (covering 98% of the US population).

Read more at the Environmental Health Trust.

5G Going into Hiding


Vodafone will hide Ericsson 4G/5G cell antennas under manhole covers

 
Now 5G can hit you harder--and be better hidden. Manhole covers will radiate wireless signals upwards from ground level. And go 650 feet, at least. Unlike small cell towers, manhole-based solutions apparently do not require permission from city planners.

Historically, wireless providers have preferred to mount cellular hardware well above ground level, as rooftop- or streetlight-level radio signals can travel further with less physical interference. But localities across the world have balked at letting “small cells” — the backpack-sized building blocks of 5G networks — flood public spaces, particularly at their standard 500-foot separation.

The other way to avoid small cells visible to the public is to use ellular hardware inside a barrel-shaped enclosure with a ruggedized top. Even at ground level, the enclosures can distribute the wireless signal across an over 650-foot radius, subject of course to the vagaries of vehicular interference.

The company’s “Zero Site” solution hides 5G hardware inside street lamps, enabling a neighborhood to improve both cellular reception and night time visibility without the need for conspicuous small cell hardware.