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The global adoption of the 5G network is set to skyrocket in the next five years, with new data estimating that by 2025 the number of 5G connections is expected to hit 2.7 billion worldwide - a growth of at least 20 times from this year’s figure of 120 million, according to one analyst firm.

The Federal Government has announced a sum of $9 million to build public confidence in the safety of telecommunications networks, presumably in reaction to the large number of submissions to a 5G inquiry that expressed fears about the alleged health hazards of 5G networks.

Twenty-eight submissions, practically all from individuals, have been made to the inquiry into 5G in Australia being conducted by the Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts.

Lif3 smartchip could reduce smartphone radiation by up to 95% – so claims its maker Cellsafe. That statement cannot be proved or disproved by this writer.

Scientists are calling for more protective EMF guidelines regarding risks from the ubiquitous exposure to non-ionising electromagnetic field exposure, but is this another Climategate scam?

A private members bill that would have forced mobile operators to consult more extensively with local communities before installing cell sites has been knocked back.

AMTA has come out swinging against a private members bill that would impose much tighter controls on mobile operators wanting to install base stations, saying it would create a $2b impost on the industry.

A long-term study of Danish mobile phone use has unequivocally determined that there is no connection between mobile phone use and various cancers of the brain.  The nay-sayers have rushed to contradict the findings.

With all the controversy having been rung up over the safety of our mobile phones, should you put your smartphone usage on divert, or is the controversy just a missed call in a telephone-shaped teacup?

Danish research has identified a potential link between mobile phone use by pregnant mums and their children, linking this to the development of behavioural problems. According to the study, children exposed to mobile phones before birth and who used phones before the age of 7 were 50% more likely to have behavioural problems, while those who were exposed to mobile phones only before birth had a 40% increased likelihood of behavioural problems.

Researchers have attempted to study the affect of prolonged cellphone radiation on the sexual behaviour of male rabbits, and have concluded that there could be some harmful effects.