5G Network: Benefit or Sacrifice?

Abstract

The 5G network is the fifth generation of mobile internet, officially being implemented by 19 countries. It is expected that by the end of 2020, most nations worldwide will have this new connection, up to 100 times faster and more efficient. It promises everything from speed, hyperconnectivity, and improved network response time to smart cities, self-driving cars, and robots. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to describe the advantages, disadvantages, and health implications of this network. The results obtained indicate that if we want to obtain these benefits, unimaginable to past generations, it is necessary to sacrifice our own health and that of the planet. This network travels using high-frequency waves that cannot penetrate obstacles, creating the need to place antennas on every corner. This would put living beings in constant direct contact with these carcinogenic waves, causing mutations and constant diseases that would be inherited from generation to generation. Is it worth prioritizing technology over health? A better internet won't cure the planet when it gets sick because of it, nor will future generations be able to forgive being left a world with cancer on every corner.