In mission critical services, how do we make 5G safer since it uses mmWave frequencies?
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Chimdiebube L. asked during the live chat Working with world speed record-breaking 5G technology in Nokia to Nokia
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Date asked: Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Chimdiebube L.
Good evening Nokia team, great pleasure to ask one more question
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Dariusz G.
Squad Group Leader
Hello,
That is a great question indeed especially given the media coverage of the subject. There are a couple of subjects here that need to be answer, but to briefly sum it up:
mmWave is new for telecom, but not new to the world - the same frequencies have been used for decades in other branches of industry like radars or satellite TV. After all those years there is literally zero evidence suggesting mmWaves are any more dangerous than a sub6G frequencies.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Dariusz G.
Squad Group Leader
Also keep in mind that due to a massive-mimo beamforming the actual amount of radiated power hitting uninvolved bystanders is much, much lower than in 4G/4,5G solutions
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Chimdiebube L.
So from the media perspective, the mmWave frequencies have little or no effect to bystanders
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Chimdiebube L.
Like they portray it to be
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Dariusz G.
Squad Group Leader
We've been living with that kind of radiation for the better pat of our lives (or all our lives depending on the age) and there's no real evidence that it could be harmful to humans. That being said please keep in mind that the actual power transmitted by a BTS is typically under 100W right at the base station and dropping significantly with range. There's a standard called SAR that actually measures and points out a safe distance from anything that radiates. A separate value is given for an incidental exposure and a constant exposure. I've never seen any NOKIA's base station that would not be safe even to the person standing right next to it.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Kamil M.
5G Continuous Verification Specialist
Nokia Poland - we cooperate with Universities, listen to professors voices, sceptic voices, read articles (real scientific articles), measure our signals all the times, respect regulations. Me, as a engineer spending long hours in laboratory (and as a PhD student), I feel safe and I didn't find any "real" reason to be scared.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Chimdiebube L.
Great to hear. I'm looking at taking certifications on 5G prior to joining Nokia
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Chimdiebube L.
I also learnt Nokia deployed 5G in South Korea for SKT, how has been the performance and feedback from MNO (customer)
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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