Well darn, now that 5g cellular and 5g ultra-wide-band have been deployed for a while, I had hoped to be able to write a column about the health impacts of exposure to the new RF (radio frequency) radiation that makes 5g possible. Unfortunately, folks growing a third arm or other whatever from spontaneous genetic changes are blaming it on the covid vaccines. Worse yet, running a fever (as a result of exposure to 5g radiation) is being blamed on the covid virus and those diplomats who have been coming down with RF exposure symptoms are being blamed on the Russians and the Chinese (using a new kind of weapon).
On a more serious vein, it is too soon to have any useful data on the impact of long term exposure to the new 5g RF radiation. And we live in an environment where there are too many alternate potential causes for the kind of symptoms that could present this early in the experiment. This does bring up my primary complaint. We did not do the kind of long term exposure testing for these new protocols and the use in public areas of RF radiation of this frequency at this power level that historically was required for Government approval of its general use. This time, we the people are the experimental population (sounds a bit like fast tracked approval of the covid vaccine to me).
On the positive side, 5g is providing the kind of high speed internet alternative (where available) that is needed to carry out some (if not all) of the new video conferencing, distance learning, home office operation, and so forth that our modern times require. It is not just from the tower to your phone (or other 5g device) either, 5g allows the cell towers to carry much more bandwidth more reliably and (soon if not already) at a lower cost (power draw, equipment and maintenance).
So, if you are one of the unlucky that does not have access to good wired internet or “old style” wireless internet but do have a need for reliable, fast (by current standards) internet access, it may be time to contact local providers and see if any provide 5g services to your location and what kind of service they can provide you with at that location.
As an additional tip, while it does take some time, contacting your existing source of internet and asking about improved services they can provide can often prompt them to “upgrading” you to newer more cost-effective, faster service. If they don’t have any such advances available, your asking can help them understand the demand within their service area and speed up their move to provide better service.