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5G

“5G takes everything that’s great about mobile technology and pushes it to the next level.”

– Narelle Devine, Chief Information Security Officer Asia Pacific, Telstra

Fundamentals

Webpage What is 5G? Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association provides an easily digestible and detailed fact sheet on 5G.

Environment and 5G

Webpage Australia Fires and Technology Climate Vampires Dr Devra Lee Davis, President of Environmental Health Trust

Dr Devra Lee Davis is the President of Environmental Health Trust and member of team IPCC scientist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore. This piece analyses the potential impact 5G could have on Australia’s bushfires.

Webpage 5G-Enabling Smart Cities, Smart Places and Smart Communities Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association provides a fact sheet on the impacts 5G will have in Australian communities.

Webpage How 5G could steer the future of water management Australian Water Association

Australia’s water sector is evolving. A combination of new technologies that provides greater capabilities and insight into water management is changing the way Australia utilises and controls its water.

Misinformation of 5G

Webpage 5G: the new generation of the mobile phone network and health Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

The Australian Government’s primary authority on radiation protection and nuclear safety clears the concern of 5G having adverse health effects.

Webpage NATO and the 5G Challenge NATO Review

NATO review considers the effects that 5G has had with NATO signed countries, discussing concerns and misinformation spreading.

Additional Resources

Webpage What is C-Brand and Why Is it Important for 5G? Harald Remmert, Chief Technology Officer, Cellular Solutions, Digi International

Harald Remmert dives into the specifics of how 5G works and explains the C-brand.