Welcome to the European Parliamentary Research Service podcast on the effects of 5G wireless communication on human health.

The fifth generation of communication technology is known as 5G is fundamental to achieving a European Gigabyte society by 2025, but connecting everything to the internet

everywhere will entail use of higher frequencies and billions of additional connections.

So how will this affect our health and that of our children? Is 5G really safe and what do

we really know about it? Stay with us.

The internet has become an essential part of our lives and societies, and the more we have it,

the more we need it. That's true, but as existing networks become overburdened, providers are looking to the next big technology solution, 5G,

and the European Union doesn't want to miss this chance.

And plans are certainly ambitious, making 5G a reality for citizens and businesses

will kick off by ensuring that at least one major city in every EU country

will be 5G enabled by the end of 2020

and that all urban areas and major terrestrial transport paths have uninterrupted 5G enabled by the end of 2020, and that all urban areas and major terrestrial transport

paths have uninterrupted 5G coverage by 2025.

This would allow much larger volumes of data to be transported almost instantly, reducing

response time and enabling instantaneous connectivity to billions of devices.

Connecting hospitals with homes and medical

schools, cars with traffic centers, schools with libraries all around the world.

The possibilities of the Internet of Things are endless, but this can only be achieved by

creating a very dense network of antennas and transmitters.

In other words, the number of higher frequency base stations and other devices will increase.

So it's natural to wonder what are the health risks and radiation dangers of 5G?

Stay with us.

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