The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has allayed the fears of Nigerians that the new Fifth Generation network, more often known as 5G, has harmful consequences on the health of humans.
The NCC’s Enugu zonal controller, Mr. Ogbonnaya Ugama, provided the clarification, during a roundtable discussion with participants from the Association of Heads of Federal Establishments, Saturday, in Enugu.
Ugama said there is no solid proof that electromagnetic radiation from gadgets like phones are damaging to human health.
He claimed that international organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), have established a standard that there must be no convincing proof that 5G has harmful effects on both human and animal health.
The controller however, advised users not to hold these electromagnetic devices like handsets close to their body if they had doubts.
“NCC will do everything possible to guarantee the safety of the citizenry and ensure that equipment with set standards is approved.
Ugama reiterated the benefits of the 5G network saying it was designed to increase speed, reduce latency and improve flexibility of wireless services.
“5G has theoretical peak speed of 20 Gigabytes per Second (GBPS) while the peak speed of 4G is only one GBPS.
“5G can transform the Nigeria’s economy, dwelling on its projected impact in sectors of education, finance, security, agriculture, healthcare, entertainment and even governance,” he said. (Ripples Nigeria)