This article is misleading. The paper it is based on studied the effects of 900MHz CDMA modulated RF on rats. 5G bandwidth in the U.S. is from roughly 3100 MHz to 4200 MHz.
RE: 5G, maybe it's different in US but following quote is from IEEE:
>As far as frequency, the 5G test network used a 15 GHz frequency band, which is higher and shorter range than current 3G/4G cellular frequencies that top out at around 2.6 GHz
The original article was suggesting this substantial difference is the likely source of the problem, which would make sense if the study used the same frequency range.
Higher frequencies tend to dislike solid obstacles and need higher gain (there is a specific absorption rate that phones must not exceed to prevent literally cooking bits of you, something you might not necessarily feel but could eventually result in cancerous tissue just like any repetitive internal trauma)...
such an argument against it's use for cell phones might have weight, on the other hand forcing this paper narrative (if it was in-fact using 900MHz) was a mistake.
>As far as frequency, the 5G test network used a 15 GHz frequency band, which is higher and shorter range than current 3G/4G cellular frequencies that top out at around 2.6 GHz
http://www.comsoc.org/blog/latest-update-5g-ieee-communicati...
The original article was suggesting this substantial difference is the likely source of the problem, which would make sense if the study used the same frequency range.
Higher frequencies tend to dislike solid obstacles and need higher gain (there is a specific absorption rate that phones must not exceed to prevent literally cooking bits of you, something you might not necessarily feel but could eventually result in cancerous tissue just like any repetitive internal trauma)...
such an argument against it's use for cell phones might have weight, on the other hand forcing this paper narrative (if it was in-fact using 900MHz) was a mistake.