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Publié le 23 October 2019
With the roll-out of 5G, the "electromagnetic fog" in which we live will become even denser.
Commercial deployment of 5G is scheduled for 2020 in Europe. In France, the procedure for allocating the first frequency bands has already been launched. With speeds 50 times faster than 4G, this technology will make it possible, among other things, to download films in the blink of an eye or play video games without latency. It will also hold out the promise of a “smart city” where everyday objects communicate with each other – autonomous vehicles, for example, that react with millisecond precision. However, a number of associations have recently called for a moratorium on 5G: with this technology, antennas will multiply and emit powerful radiation that will increase the density of the “electromagnetic fog” in which we are already immersed. In their view, this radiation poses real and significant health risks, the list of which varies depending on who is sounding the alarm: cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, insomnia, reduced immunity or fertility, etc.
Three experts answered Inserm’s questions: Yves Le Dréan, researcher at the Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail, Brigitte Lacour, epidemiologist at the Centre de recherche épidémiologie et statistiques Sorbonne Paris Cité and Olivier Merckel, head of the Physical Agents, New Technologies and Major Developments unit at the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail.