In part one we discussed the malignant spread of Wi-Fi and what 5G means in that context. The second type of 5G we need to talk about is 5G Cell Service – digital voice and data services delivered over the cellular network. Our goal, as before, is to relieve some of the trauma from the 5G specter by replacing 5G fear with knowledge and a plan for reducing personal exposure.
Toxic Spread Over Time
As successive generations of cell service have been deployed over the last 40 years three trends are apparent – that more and more locations are being ‘served’, that each successive generation provides greater throughput and that there’s been a malignant spread to other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
‘Served’ in this context means that all life within a ‘service area’ is exposed to an unnatural sea of man-made radiation. No sea of man-made radiation, no ‘service’. I think of this trend as creating uninhabitable spaces because our biology is tuned to the native electromagnetic environment whereas all generations of cell service pollute the native electromagnetic environment to the detriment, I believe, of all life.
Information transfer per unit of time
Greater throughput in the context of cell service refers to the ability of a cellular network to deliver data at a faster rate, allowing users to download or upload content, such as web pages, videos, or files, more quickly. The technical underpinnings of how this is achieved are irrelevant. In the context of cell service, greater throughput boils down to more information transferred per unit of time.
I think of information transfer per unit of time as an increase in toxicity. A one second exposure to 1G has much less data content than a one second exposure to 5G. I would argue that neither are without harm, but the 5G is more toxic purely due to the greater amount of information per unit of time.
With me so far? More areas on earth with a corrupted electromagnetic environment and more toxicity with each successive generation – that’s what’s been happening since the first generation of cell phones.
Malevolent Spread
We talked about the malevolent spread of WiFi in part one. In the beginning WiFi had only one ‘band allocation’ -- a contiguous set of frequencies set aside for corruption by WiFi and other technologies. Then a new band allocation around 5GHz was allowed to be infected with WiFi.
This malevolent spread is also observed in successive generations of cell service. There are now a multitude of bands which have been given over to cell service. I think of this as more and more of the natural electromagnetic spectrum devoted to destruction.
Now we have three phenomena -- More areas on earth with a corrupted electromagnetic environment (cell service), more toxicity with each successive generation from increased information content per unit of time and a malevolent spread to more portions of the electromagnetic environment.
Millimeter Wave Madness
What’s really unique about 5G is band allocations among the millimeter wave frequencies. Millimeter wave (mmWave) refers to wavelengths (the length of a single wave) less than one centimeter. This is really unique in that this has previously been, among other things, the domain of military weapons systems, not cell service.
Millimeter waves means higher energy
As the frequency of electromagnetic radiation increases, so does the energy of each photon in that radiation. This concept is crucial in understanding the behavior of electromagnetic waves across the spectrum, from low-energy radio waves to high-energy gamma rays.
This is the fourth factor at play with 5G cell service – higher frequency means higher energy.
Dose response effect
Not all 5G cell service uses mmWave technology, but those that do rely on a multitude of antennas and transmitters relative to the number of antennas and transmitters required for lower frequency implementations. This means that an unsuspecting human in such an environment is exposed to a variety of mmWave radiation intensities – more from the closer antennas, less from further antennas.
This is a critical issue since, unlike biochemistry which produces a linear dose response relationship, biophysics (EMF exposure) can produce non-linear dose response relationships. Therefore in a 5G mmWave environment you will have a broader spectrum of continuously varying doses which may have the affect of maximizing potential harm. Sometimes a lower dose of nnEMF causes a greater effect.
Dense urban areas with lots of cell towers, especially areas with flat terrain, already have this phenomenon in effect even with non mmWave implementations. It’s just that mmWave requires significantly more transmitters per service area.
Types of 5G cell service and solutions
It’s important to understand that there are several different implementations of 5G cell service according to frequency. A national carrier may claim 5G service in an area that is only served by lower frequency band allocations, for example frequencies below 1Ghz.
It may be that in that particular area many of those frequencies were formerly allocated to 3G cell service in which case you may be dealing with greater information transfer per unit of time with 5G, which is bad, but you don’t have the malevolent spread to higher frequencies including mmWave. This is the best case scenario for one wanting to reduce personal exposure and it’s typically only available in remote areas with low population density and appropriate terrain features.
Reducing personal exposure is best done by carefully positioning your home with regard to terrain so that your house and land is unexposed and can’t be exposed in the future by others to cell service or any other terrestrial source of non-native EMF. If you can achieve this you’ll have peace both inside and outside your home -- forever.
The next two solutions will require the help of an appropriately qualified EMF Consultant. We’ll need to speak one day about what constitutes ‘appropriately qualified’. If the terrain solution is not available the second best solution would involve a house designed with nnEMF resilience such that the inside of the home has the lowest possible intensity of exposure to RF radiation and no RF sources within the home. Third best would be to protect your bed by implementing a carefully designed sleep sanctuary including an appropriate RF shielded bed canopy.
The next scenario is an area served by 5G, but with frequency allocations from below 1GHz through frequencies up to as high as 5GHz. More energetic nnEMF, greater data density, more corruption of a broader range of frequencies, no mmWave exposure and the solutions are exactly the same as in the previous scenario with an increasing importance of the terrain solution since the environment is arguably much more toxic.
The last scenario is an area served by 5G up to and including mmWave service. If reducing personal exposure to harmful man-made electromagnetic radiation is a priority, the best option is to leave the area. Sorry. Wish I had a better solution but the mere existence of mmWave cell service means that there is no terrain solution possible which means no way to be safe outdoors, even at home.
Also, no form of shielding is perfect – even a custom designed EMF resistant home, which means some RF radiation, possibly not measurable even with professional equipment, will get through. If mmWave has been deployed in your area the abundance of antennas required guarantee you’re going to be exposed to a multitude of small intensity exposures.
I know, you don’t want to leave – that’s up to you. You want to let someone paint your bedroom black with RF shielding paint as your solution, but beware – shielding paint is not removable and if improperly applied it may result in increased RF radiation in other portions of your home. Bed canopy solutions suffer reduced attenuation above 1GHz.
How do I know which 5G cell service I have?
Here’s where much of the mystery lies. Cell service providers don’t always make it clear. For example they may refer to 5G low band service as, “part of our 5G network” while Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile brand their higher frequency services as 5G Ultra Wideband, 5G+ and Ultra Capacity 5G respectively without necessarily giving an indication of whether you’re being exposed to mmWave RF.
To determine whether you have mmWave service in your area you have two options. The first is to consult a qualified local EMF Consultant. The second option is to purchase your own mmWave RF meter. If you want to purchase your own meter, I know of only one with the requisite accuracy, sensitivity, frequency range and third party testing. Full disclosure – I’m a proud affiliate of this company. You’re welcome to use my discount code, remedy05 and here’s the meter.
Conclusion
We’re working our way down the list I shared in part one. Today we cross item #2 off the list:
Not everything that projects RF radiation and is called 5G has to do with 5G cell service.Not all forms of 5G cell service project millimeter wave RF radiation.Not everything that projects millimeter wave RF radiation is 5G.
Terrain is our last hope for protection against terrestrial sources of RF.
Now you know what 5G means in the context of WiFi and what the various types of 5G cell service involve with respect to RF radiation exposure. Cell phone service is a bad thing, each succeeding generation is worse. Millimeter wave exposures are beyond the pale.
The only known safe level of exposure to RF radiation is zero. Places safe from terrestrial sources of RF radiation such as cell service are becoming increasingly difficult to find.
The solutions I’ve outlined are solid, but you’ll need professional help with the implementation. If you have a qualified local EMF Consultant consider working with them to find an appropriate location or to implement the right solution for your specific situation.
Next time God willing we’re going to explore other mmWave exposures not associated with 5G.
Also, i have always kind of wondered about that black (carbon?) paint - and just intuitively didn't like the idea. And NOT because of "carbon footprint" concerns! (: so thanks for bringing it up along with its downsides.
Thanks Keith - great, concise article. I think maybe some people might want a more detailed explanation of what you mean by terrain (which you may have already covered elsewhere) - that is the primary protection i use, and so far, so good, though i am concerned about possible satellite intrusion going forward . . .