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Will 5G slip through the net or cast it wide?

As the Centre plans a Rs 6-lakh crore spectrum auction to make the introduction of 5G affordable, experts and industry stand at odds over its impact on human health and environment. Here's what they have to say on the issue
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Photo: Getty ImagesRadiation fears mount as the world gets ready to embrace the network-intensive 5G. Here's the full story

Photo: Getty ImagesPaul Heroux, professor of toxicology and health effects of electromagnetism at Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Canada, speaks with Down To Earth about adoption of 5G will be detrimental towards people’s health. Click here for the full story

Image: Getty ImagesRita Rinaldo, head of institutional projects at European Space Agency (ESA), talks about if and how the network upgrade will affect the Earth and space. Click here to read more

Abhay Karandikar, director of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and part-time member of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, tells DTE what the latest generation of cellular mobile connections holds for India. Read the full interview here

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