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Plans to pilot 5G in Brussels have been blocked due to concerns over radiation levels, the regional government has confirmed.
The government is concerned that 5G technology can’t measure the radiation from 5G antennas.
With limits of 6 volts per metre (v/m), Brussels has among the strictest
telecom radiation regulations in the world.
Last year, the Belgian Institute of Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) recommended that Brussels increased the limits to enable the region to capitalise on 5G. Ministers approved an increase to 9v /m indoor and 14.5v /m outdoors.
Orange announced plans to roll 5G out in Brussels this year and launch commercial services next year.
What is 5G? 5G (from "5th Generation") is the latest generation of cellular mobile communications. It succeeds the 4G, 3G and 2G systems. 5G performance targets high data rate, reduced latency, energy saving, cost reduction, higher system capacity, and massive device connectivity. Their major advantage is that
5G networks achieve much higher data rates than previous cellular networks, up to 10 Gbps; which is faster than current cable internet, and 100 times faster than the previous cellular technology, 4G.<br><br>5G networks achieve these higher data rates by using higher frequency radio waves, in or near the millimeter wave band around 28 and 39 GHz while previous cellular networks used frequencies in the microwave band between 700 MHz and 3 GHz.
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