The hundreds of thousands of small cells needed to run 5G are a recipe for conflict between cities and wireless carriers October 19, 2018 7:00 AM EDT Cellphone towers disguised as pine trees, palm trees or cacti aren’t fooling many as they jut out of the natural landscape. Just google the Rogers Communications Inc. “tree” […]
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STEVEN CHASE ROBERT FIFE OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF Oct 11, 2018 Two influential members of the U.S. Senate select intelligence committee have written Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to bar Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei from Canada’s next-generation 5G mobile network on the grounds the Shenzhen-based firm represents a significant security risk. These American concerns cross […]
5G Got me Fired
Oct 13
John C. Dvorak Writing about tech since 1978. Podcaster. Producer. Sep 26 2018 As many of you know, I was unceremoniously fired from PC Magazine on Sept. 20th, 2018 after over 30 years of service. I just figured it was the new people coming in and I was an unneeded throwback to the old regime. […]
After FCC vote, cities try to restore local control over 5G fees and equipment. JON BRODKIN – 10/3/2018, 8:52 AM Cities are planning to sue the Federal Communications Commission over its decision to preempt local rules on deployment of 5G wireless equipment. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes yesterday said their city […]
Another Municipal Election is approaching in, just in time too. Telus, Shaw, Rogers and Bell all want to install 5G wireless beside your home, school and business. Residents in BC cities have experienced this sudden installation and been questioning why they were not informed. City councils are often approached by the wireless industry asking […]
Partnership will deliver made-in-Canada 5G technologyWill develop 5G applications to help consumers, businesses and governments save time, money and lives September 20, 2018 VANCOUVER, B.C. (September 20, 2018) – Rogers and the University of British Columbia (UBC) today announced a three year, multi-million dollar partnership deal to build a real-world 5G Hub on the UBC […]
5G Rollout
Aug 29
Is your City on the list? See where wireless carriers are installing 5G
reports of adverse effects from 5G come just days after major university study By: Riva Mendoza |@NeonNettle on 13th July 2018 Firefighters in Sacramento, CA have reported brain damage including severe memory problems and confusion following the installation of new 5G cell towers outside the city fire station.The reports of adverse effects from 5G come just days […]
Small Cells in Ontario
Jul 12
For the last few years Bell has been installing Small Cell Antennas (eNodeB) 4G LTE around southern Ontario. People concerned about the high levels of microwave radiation were waiting for information from others concerned in Ontario, however the locations where Bell was testing these new antennas were seldom in the same areas. While investigating another […]
Alphabet will start Toronto Smart City Project this Summer. Residents still have Questions. April 10, 2018 Toronto’s about to get the “world’s first neighborhood built from the internet-up,” according to the company behind the project. Residents, though, aren’t totally sold on the idea. Reuters reports that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and its “urban innovation […]
