Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Denmark politicians demands 3G heath investigation
November 13, 2003
Denmark's Science Minister Helge Sander is to back a formal investigation
on the health effects of 3G UMTS technologies. The investigation comes
as several city councils refused the construction of 3G base stations
even though Sander says it is illegal to ban building base stations purely
because of health concerns. Radiation from base stations has been a hot
debate in the past but no report has fully concluded the waves would cause
damage to users.
The National Research Council will conduct the radiation study and look
at several areas of concerns expressed by politicians. These include effects
on children and young people, long-term effects and general health risks.
Others potential side effects apart from cancer will be investigated.
Sander said the information available today does not indicate any cause
for concerns. Politicians said this problem is a global issue and urged
the science minister to act correspondingly. A full health study could
take years to publish but it may be possible to get regular status reports
on the researchers' efforts said Sander.
Some politicians insisted that further construction of 3G base station
be halted until there is evidence to support that radiation from 3G stations
is harmless. Under this circumstance, operators are not expected to pay
the penalty for delaying their launch of 3G service.
3 became the first operator in Denmark to launch a commercial 3G service
last October. They had 45% network coverage of the population but the
launch was hit by problems in drop calls.
Health concerns of 3G base stations were highlighted in a study published
by the Dutch research institute TNO in late September. Their study claimed
that radio signals can cause headaches and nausea, affecting even non-mobile
users. Top companies in the industry dismissed the report and said there
are no scientific evidence that suggested radio waves are harmful.
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