It's been a year of technological advancement. Now there is a good news from the technology sector. Speed test site 'Ookla' reports that India has overtaken countries like Britain and Japan in terms of 5G network speed. India moved up 72 places in one year. Now it is at the 10th position. UAE and South Korea are at the top. Malaysia is third. Then Qatar, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kuwait and Macau. Singapore is at the ninth position.
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The world is on the threshold of the fourth industrial revolution. Technologies such as Internet of Things, Virtual Reality and others are about to change the world. 5G, a technology that ensures high-speed internet, is of great importance in this technological revolution. Nations around the world are busy investing heavily in 5G research and infrastructure.
Most of us are now using 4G, the fourth generation of telecom technology. Before this 4G was reached by using 3G and 2G. The next step is 5G. 5G internet is faster. 5G will not be deployed in the world using distribution systems like current mobile towers. Therefore, 5G towers will have to be installed. Current mobile towers cover a large area.
But 5G towers will be spread over a small area. This region is called a cell. 5G uses shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than 4G. 4G operates at 1–6 GHz frequency while 5G operates at 24 to 90 GHz frequency. Many 5G towers will have to be installed in an area.
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In the past period, there have been huge rumors and misunderstandings against 5G in the world. This is common with any new technology. Even in the developed country of the US, there was a great fear that power lines could cause cancer during the post-World War II era of total electrification. Later, when televisions and microwave ovens became commonplace, the same fear persisted.
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But unlike those events, the anxiety and fear that followed the Covid-19 pandemic brought 5GPD to the fore. Actresses, intellectuals and even social activists are among those campaigning against the technology. In our country too, actress Juhi Chawla went to court seeking a ban on 5G activities and the court fined the actress for wasting time.
Experts point out that many of the rumors against 5G are baseless conspiracy theories. In 2019, Keri Hilson, a famous US pop singer, tweeted a tweet. It was said that the work of 5G towers is being completed rapidly in China, where Covid originated, etc. This tweet was interpreted as if 5G is behind the spread of Covid. The tweet, from Kerry's account, which has half a million followers, fueled fears about 5G on social media.
The most popular myth
Observers say that the most widespread myth related to the spread of Covid is related to 5G. In the UK, there were widespread campaigns against 5G. Many towers and other 5G systems have been destroyed in Britain. In the Netherlands, rioting mobs set fire to the offices and stations of telecom companies that have invested in the 5G sector. The attack became infamous as the Netherlands Arsenic Attack.
Opponents of 5G say that if short-wavelength waves like X-rays and gamma rays hit the body for a long time, it will have serious effects on the body. But current wireless technology uses waves in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Experts in the field of health, including the World Health Organization, say that these weak waves do not cause fatal diseases or serious diseases like cancer. They say that this has been confirmed by conducting research many times.
Ionizing radiation
Rumors that Covid is spreading faster due to radiation from 5G towers have gained momentum in the meantime. Scientists have repeatedly said that the proliferation or spread of viruses has nothing to do with radiation or towers. Waves like X-rays and gamma rays come under the category of ionizing radiation. But waves that include 5G do not have this feature. It does not affect the immune system in any way.
There have also been instances where many governments have temporarily suspended their 5G projects due to mounting pressures. Belgium has stopped 5G tests altogether. Switzerland has set up a special monitoring team for 5G. Meanwhile, some small companies in Europe and elsewhere have launched jewelry to combat the problems caused by 5G. They have also launched a campaign that these anti-5G ornaments in the form of necklaces, bracelets etc. will resist radiation in every way.
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They took advantage of people's fear of 5G. The event became a big hit and many people bought and wore it. But then things turned around. European health organizations say that some of the materials used in these ornaments are radioactive and harmful to the body and should not be worn.
Advantages of 5G?
Overcoming so many hurdles and technical hurdles, bringing 5G with extensive infrastructure development with only one goal of high-speed internet in mind? no It is a fact that internet speed is faster on 5G. An average network can get speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second. An entire image can be downloaded in a second or two. The real information superhighway!
Apart from this, 5G has another feature. It has low latency. Latency is the time it takes for a signal to travel from a source to a receiver and back. The lower this is, the smoother the network will be like a well-oiled machine.
This reduced latency in signal transmission will provide a strong backbone for technologies such as Internet of Things and Virtual Reality. 5G will also be the right fuel for the remote control systems that will be the hallmark of the future technology.
5G is also useful in the field of health. Once a Parkinson's patient in Beijing needed emergency brain surgery. China's famous neurologist Dr. Ling Xipei was then in a place called Hainan, 3000 kilometers away from Beijing. Yet Sepei performed the surgery; Without going to Beijing.
5G was helpful for the three-hour long surgery. A device for deep brain stimulation was connected to the patient's brain, a way to curb Parkinson's disease to some extent. The 5G surgery was done with the help of China's telecom giant, Huawei. A robot performed the surgery according to the instructions of Seapay. The interval between instructions and action is only 0.1 seconds. Sepay certifies that 5G does not have the delays and interruptions experienced in 4G technology.
Earlier in China, the same surgery was tried on pigs. It was the world's first animal surgery using 5G.
Through devices placed on the patient's body, many activities such as accurate diagnosis and evaluation of treatment progress will be made possible through IoT. 5G is the technology that powers IoT
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Robotic surgery without direct contact between doctor and patient is popular today. But in all these there is a limitation that the doctor should be in the theatre. 5G will pave the way to solve this. A doctor in New York can also perform surgery on a patient in Thrissur. In short, 5G will help ensure the best treatment even in rural areas; We just need a socially responsible approach to technology use
