5G: Everything You Need to Know About the 5G Rollout & Its Impact on Your Health
How it's different from 4G/3G & what the research says
Introduction
5G aka “5th Generation” communication technology. The hype and concern has seemingly come and gone over the past few years. From causing COVID to now being rolled out nationwide. So what is the verdict on 5G…is it really as bad as all the conspiracy theorists say it is? I mean, they’ve pretty much been right about everything else haven’t they. Here’s the problem with 5G when it comes to deciding how bad it is for our health: there’s no research and there are very few technically versed individuals talking about it.
As an Electrical Engineer who has been passionately studying EMFs, I am going to give you my opinion. Here is the TLDR:
5G is bad for our health. As a matter of fact, all Radio Frequencies are bad for our health. 5G is just another layer of cake on top of the toxic daily desert we are spon fed daily. 5G pushes another level higher in terms of power and frequency level, which is cause for great concern. However, mmWaves are far easier to avoid. 5G is also using a far different waveform, another cause for concern. Overall: I wouldn’t want to be living in a population center in a 5G world. In more rural areas, it is far less of a concern.
What is 5G and Why is it Different?
5G once again means 5th generation, and the name 5G has no indication or correlation to 5GHz, which is a frequency band that is used for RF wireless technology such as Wi-Fi. 5G, like every new wireless technology generation, means faster speeds. 5G has peak download speeds up to 20Gb/sec or 2.5GB/sec. That means on a 5G network you can download a file, movie, or any piece of data that is 2.5GB in size in just one second. Now these are peak speeds, a more realistic time to download one 3GB movie according to one comparison i found on the 5G network is around 35 seconds. That may not sound too fast, but again these are average speeds and when compared to 4G LTE (27 min) and 3G (68 min) that is pretty profound. The other big difference is latency, which is the time it takes for that data download to begin from the original signal request. 5G will have network latency of 1-10 milliseconds compared to 50-100 ms in a 4G world. Once again, astounding difference in speed.
So what makes 5G so fast? mmWaves, beamforming, MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) arrays and more.
Frequency
Let’s start with frequency. One simple way to achieve a higher data transmission rate is to increase the frequency used. The most notable aspect of 5G is that it pushes the frequency realm into the millimeter wave (mmWave) range. The high band of the 5G network will use 20-60GHz frequencies to achieve higher throughput. At that frequency, the wavelength decreases into the millimeter range (frequency and wavelength are inversely proportional). All of the extreme throughput and data transmission levels you see surrounding 5G are in this mmWave frequency band. However, that is not exclusively where 5G operates. Actually, the vast majority of 5G today still operates in the “low and mid band” frequency ranges of 450MHz-1Ghz and 1GHz-7Ghz.
Higher frequency = higher throughput but comes with significant tradeoffs. At mmWave frequencies, the range is pretty abysmal. mmWaves can transmit 6Gb/sec but only at a range of about 1000 ft. They can support 1 MILLION “smart devices”, but within a range of <0.5 miles. This is why they need to install so many new “repeater towers”, especially in cities. Higher frequencies in the mmWave band (20-60Ghz) are easily blocked/disrupted by physical barriers such as trees and buildings as well as certain frequencies being quickly absorbed by gases in the air like Oxygen. This makes 5G mmWaves impractical for more rural areas, and really only functional in dense urban areas with lots of repeaters. The “Mid Band” 5G range of frequency at 1-6GHz is more so the “sweet spot” between throughput and coverage.
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Beamforming
Because of all these challenges with 5G mmWaves, telecom engineers had to get creative. If higher frequencies become so easily blocked, then there must be a higher level of precision in the signal in order to effectively reach the target. Enter beamforming.
"Beamforming is the application of multiple radiating elements transmitting the same signal at an identical wavelength and phase, which combine to create a single antenna with a longer, more targeted stream which is formed by reinforcing the waves in a specific direction.”
Beamforming takes multiple antennas operating at identical conditions to create a dialed in, narrow beam which targets the end user more precisely. This helps overcome some of the hurdles we just discussed with mmWaves in regards to coverage limitation. Compared to 4G, which is omni-directional (blasting out in all directions), 5G is very targeted and has a narrow angle of incidence on the RF wave being output. Because of the multiple radiating element nature of beamforming waves, they are far higher power than omni directional waves. Below are a few graphics to help drive home the difference.
Massive MIMO
As mentioned, in order for beamforming to work, you need multiple radiating elements. Multiple input and multiple output (MIMO) antennas have been utilized in commercial public wireless and Wi-Fi systems for years, but 5G demands cranking that up to a much higher degree. In order to avoid signal interference and have a high signal to noise ratio (SNR), the number of antennas on each array needs to be drastically higher. The term has been upgraded from MIMO to Massive MIMO (not kidding). 4G towers today have 12 ports for antennas that handle all cellular traffic: eight for transmitters and four for receivers. But 5G base stations can support ~100 ports, which means many more antennas can fit on a single array. Combining beamforming and Massive MIMO allows 5G waves to navigate around obstacles and means that it does not need line of sight (LOS) to reach the end receiver technology.
This technology was taken from military radar and weapon systems called Active Electronic Steered Arrays (AESA). AESA antennas are replacing single beam antennas in most of the new and emerging defense weapon systems in the military. The arrays allow for the ability to “jam several targets of different frequencies simultaneously”.
For example, a fighter aircraft equipped with an AESA weapon system could simultaneously jam a hostile fighter aircraft’s X-band fire control radar, which tend to transmit in wavebands of 8.5 GHz to 10.68 GHz, an incoming air-to-air missile’s Ka-band (33.4 GHz to 36 GHz) radar seeker, and a ground-based air surveillance radar’s C-band (5.25 GHz to 5.925 GHz) transmissions (at the same damn time).
Military use of RFs should scare you all. I would never live near a military base.
Summary: 5G Technological Differences
Hopefully you now understand the difference between 5G and previous generation wireless technology such as 3G and 4G. It comes down to the “innovation” needed to achieve faster speeds and lower latency. For 5G that innovation looks like mmWave frequency bands, beamforming, and massive MIMO. There are other 5G technological differences such as full duplex and variance of digital vs analog control that I won’t get into in this newsletter. You already may been forming conclusions about how this could be affecting our health compared to 4G, so let’s dive into exactly that.
5G and Our Health: Worse but Easier to Avoid?
Now that you have a firm understanding of what 5G is and why it is different from 3G/4G you can better understand the impacts it has on our biology. However, before we dive into the specifics of 5G, let us understand that it has been PROVEN through hundreds if not thousands of research studies that Radio Frequencies (RF) are detrimental to our health.
RF: Proven History of Detrimental Biological Effects
Dr. Henry Lai from the University of Washington has created a database of over 2500 studies summarizing the biological effects from non-native EMF exposure. Lai found for RF specifically that:
89% (n=297) of 333 RFR oxidative effects (or free radical) studies published since 1997 reported significant effects including 96% (n=89) of 92 studies with a SAR (specific absorption rate) ≤ 0.40 W/kg (that is way below safety limits for SAR).
90% of studies on RF showed significant biological effects. CASE CLOSED.
If that is not enough, the NTP (National Toxicology Program) conducted a 2 year, $20M+ study on rats to determine if 2G and 3G cellphones operating in the 700-2700MHz range had potential health and cancer risks.
The conclusion:
Clear evidence of an association with tumors in the hearts of male rats. The tumors were malignant schwannomas.
Some evidence of an association with tumors in the brains of male rats. The tumors were malignant gliomas.
RFR exposure was associated with an increase in DNA damage.
Significant increases in DNA damage in:
the frontal cortex of the brain in male mice
the blood cells of female mice
the hippocampus of male rats
This study confirms even further the health risks of wireless technology. It is undeniably clear that RFs are incredibly dangerous to all biology native to the earth, including humans. The “problem” with 5G is that there has been little to no research done on health effects pre-rollout, so once again the public is a part of a giant health experiment. Don’t you just love centralized government policies and a fiat economy propped up by Big Tech?
5G: Extrapolation of Health Risks
If you try to google “health risks of 5G”, you will get a very curated response such as the following:
“So now that mm-waves are non-ionizing, how else could they affect the human body? The energy of the waves can only cause heating to the objects they illuminate raising their temperature.”
Now if that was the case, how come there are hundreds of studies showing harmful effects of RF (2G-4G)? These opinions are not to be bothered with. Here is the bottom line with 5G in terms of health risks in my opinion:
Another layer of technology adds to the ever increasing exposure to nnEMFs (BAD)
The amount of “smart” devices is also increasing exponentially due to 5G rollout (BAD)
The amount of time we spend on our technology on a daily basis is ever increasing (BAD)
The power density due to beamforming of 5G is far higher than 3G/4G (VERY BAD)
The higher energy photons due to mmWave implementation likely has even more potential for biological effects (BAD)
mmWaves enter frequency bands which have known interactions with important aspects of biology, such as oxygen (VERY BAD)
mmWaves are easily blocked and disrupted due to their higher frequency nature (GOOD)
mmWaves coming from 5G towers are not being sprayed omni-directionally (GOOD)
5G mmWaves are in far higher density in cities, thus it is easier to avoid in rural areas (GOOD)
Higher frequency means less penetration in our biology (TRUE-but not a benefit as it may seem)
Here at the tail end of 2023, we use tech more than ever. It is only increasing and that is a major cause for concern for everyone’s health. 5G itself is a trojan horse for the internet of things (IOT) and “smart life”, which is anything but. Everything should be connected and emitting RF-EMFs, according to the folks who run our society. If you can avoid the temptation of convenience with these “smart” devices and prioritize living a moderately “low-tech” life or at least using technology in a wise fashion, you are going to be head and shoulders above the rest.
With that being said, the power density of a beamformed wave in the mmWave spectrum is highly concerning. If 2G and 3G are already proven to break DNA and raise risk of cancer from the NTP study, what is a higher energy and far higher power wavelength going to do? I think you could make an educated guess.
Research on mmWaves is few and far between, to no surprise. However, I was able to dig up one review by one of my favorite EMF researchers, Dr. Martin Pall. In the review, Pall refutes the claim that the higher frequency nature of 5G means that it is less harmful for biology. Pall states that the magnetic field component certainly penetrates deep and that the research on biological effects proves that the EMFs goes way deeper than the indsustry advertises. Pall summarizes some research that shows mmWaves at 1/1000th of the public safety levels can:
alter human EEG readings aka brain wave activity
change neuronal firing rate
change plasma membrane properties
If you still aren’t convinced, you can watch this excellent presentation by Dr. Joel Moskowitz on the risks of RF & 5G.
However, now that we know the nature of 5G, and we know its weak points, we know how to avoid it. If anything, if you don’t live in a major metropolitan area I personally think it is easier to avoid 5G than any other RF signal. The targeted nature of it makes it easy to remove yourself from the high power beamformed wave path. If you live in a major city however, and are constantly around 5G connected devices…well you are going to be part of that 5G waves targeted path pretty regularly. Here are my recommendations to avoid 5G:
Move out of the city. Even moving to the suburbs will be a tremendous improvement. Top 25 cities in the US are 5G hubs, avoid at all costs if you have a chronic health issue or are trying to heal.
Turn 5G OFF on your cellular data settings. If you remove the receiver, there will be no 5G signal getting into your house.
If you need to be in a populated area, look for areas with a lot of tree coverage and/or find a place that is at least 0.25-0.5miles away from the closest 5G tower/repeater.
Are mmWave 5G Bands Even Being Used Today?
If you look into the data like I have, you will actually find that mmWave frequency bands are almost never been used by telecom companies still at this point. Even in big cities, it is still mostly the mid-band frequencies of 2.5Ghz and 3.7Ghz. As of September 2022, which is where I can find the most recent data from OpenSignal, Verizon and AT&T are even still mostly using low-band (<1Ghz) frequencies.
So what gives? How come this insanely fast internet technology of mmWaves hasn’t made more of a gain in terms of usage? The infrastructure isn’t ready to overcome the hurdles of mmWaves.
As discussed, mmWaves have many challenges, and for those reasons it hasn’t been implemented wide scale. The beams can only travel a few thousand feet and are affected by trees and even glass (thank god). Technology on the receiving end hasn’t really embraced 5G mmWaves either. Only 9% of phones have mmWave hardware support. Phones like the Pixel are selling two versions (with and without mmWave hardware) because it raises the bill of materials (BOM) cost drastically.
Thankfully, we likely have a few more years until major mmWave rollout begins, and even then it will only be in smart cities.
CONSPIRACY THEORIES ADDRESSED
Did 5G cause COVID? Does it turn on the vaccines to destroy and take control of our bodies?
Short answer? No. 5G did not cause COVID and likely hasn’t been activating the foreign junk put in your body if you did get vaccinated.
HOWEVER, has the additional layer of tech rollout contributed to the excess mortality rates since 2020? I think so. We know the health effects of EMFs, and we know that it causes mitochondrial dysfunction which leads to all chronic diseases especially in mitochondrial rich tissues such as the myocardium (heart). I wrote a newsletter on how to avoid myocarditis. So indirectly I do think 5G rollout and the ever increasing exposure has contributed to excess mortality. I think the jabs pushed a lot of folks past a rate of heteroplasmy (mitochondrial DNA mutations) that they could handle.
As for using RF signals to interact with drugs/compounds injected in our biology, specifically very targeted beamforming signals, well there actually is some research out there saying that exact thing is possible. This study discussed how a wireless signal can be used to activate graphene oxide (semiconductor) to deliver drugs in the body for targeted cancer treatment. Conspiracy theorist articles, like this one, have likened this approach to mRNA activation via 5G signals. Hey, nothing is out of the question, and if anything that research should be taken in considerable weight because if a wireless signal is activating conductivity in graphene oxide, what do you think it could be doing to all of the biological semiconductors in our body?
The REAL concern should be around mmWave use that is already ongoing in society today:
Starlink
Automotive radar sensors
Crowd Control
Starlink uses mmWaves for certain transmission levels from satellite to ground and has a higher frequency than traditional WiFi (2.4/5GHz). I won’t go into detail here but Starlink uses a broad range of frequencies between 10GHz-51GHz. That is a major concern for me.
Automotive radar sensors (mmWave sensors) used for cruise control, adaptive braking, and other smart safety functions use frequencies of 24GHz, 77GHz, and 79GHz. I recently read an article that said next gen safety sensors will want to use the same frequencies to monitor your vital organs while driving…NO THANKS. New cars and especially “smart cars” are EMF bombs.
Crowd control or “Active Denial Systems” use 95GHz targeted mmWaves as a “non-lethal weapon”. Developed by the military but has now been implemented in places like Australia to control crowds during protests. You can read more here. This is not conspiracy, or Sci-Fi and has actually been around for decades. If you think the government isn’t aware of how EMFs can affect our biology, and more important psychology you may want to read into the MK-Ultra programs.
Conclusion
5G has been overhyped now both from the technology side of things and the brain scrambling side of things for years. To be honest, I think on both accounts it has failed to meet the expectations in some regard. 5G rollout and the infrastructure build out surrounding it has contributed immensely to our ever growing exposure to RF-EMFs. Although almost all of these EMFs are still in the sub 7 GHz realm and not yet in the mmWave area, the mere increase in quantity of 5G cell towers has most certainly had an impact on the millions living in highly populated areas. The beamforming and Massive MIMO characteristics of 5G make it extremely concerning from a power density perspective, but also make it easier to avoid if you live a more rural and low tech life. There has not been many recent updates to information about mmWave rollout, so to me it has been somewhat of a fail on the telecom side of things. I am glad that it has taken longer than expected, because once mmWave beamforming is the standard in urban areas, I think we are going to see many more people getting sick.
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