How NBN will drive autoimmune diseases across Australia

The NBN will be responsible for driving autoimmune diseases in Australia. 

How? NBN threatens Telstra directly as they'll be unable to differentiate ISP services based on network reach. So for them, establishing and maintain a superior mobile network - one that can deliver faster-than-NBN data - is an existential issue. They'll drive 5G adoption harder than any other Telco on the planet - the others don't have to contend with a level NBN playing field. Mike Wood from Telstra is chairing the technical committee defining radiation safety limits over the 5G spectrum [link to IEC TC106 page] - that's not coincidental.

The frequencies used by 5G are higher than existing mobile RF and will be absorbed primarily by the skin [see below]. The skin hosts immunological cells, forming a primary immune defence system. Persistent and aggressive activation of dermal T-cells and T-cell activation can lead to an autoimmune response
TL;DR - expect to see a rise in autoimmune conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Hashimotos, Irritable Bowel Syndrome etc etc.

ICNIRP admits that their guidelines do not currently account for the radiation safety issues surrounding higher frequency RF and they expect to classify 'skin' as peripheral along with arms and legs despite skin being an immunological organ and being the primary absorbent matter for +6GHz radiation. The measurement procedures for the evaluation of power density related to human exposure between 6GHz and 100GHz have not been developed [link to IEC 'call for experts' Nov2016]. 

So without effective health safety guidelines, no health safety research or testing and no effective regulations, industry will drive forth and start the rollout of this new technology within the next 5 years. Given the inability to differentiate on fixed broadband, Telstra especially will be at the forefront. The gates are open and the horse is bolting.

Key take-aways

• Telstra are leading the international committee defining the radiation exposure levels for 5G standards.
• The absorption profile for 5G radiation is completely different to existing mobile phone radiation.
• Work has not even started on defining the safety standards for 5G radiation.
• ICNIRP is only concerned with thermal effects of RF radiation. In the case of 5G, this will be skin warming only.
• ARPANSA radiation limit standards are based on ICNIRP guidelines.
• T-cells (part of the human immunological system) in the skin react to microwave radiation in the 5G spectrum.
• Immune system provocation can lead to development of autoimmune diseases.

Supporting evidence

• 5G spectrum allocation above 6GHz (source: http://telecoms.com/opinion/5g-is-this-the-technology-that-will-deliver-the-ultimate-mobile-experience/, original source: Nokia)

• Absorption of microwave radiation above 6GHz is primarily within the skin rather than the body: " For frequencies greater than 3 GHz, the MPE is expressed in terms of the incident power density"Source: "C95.1-2005 - IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz", pages 25-26. [link]

• Microwave attenuation in tissue by frequency (source: http://www.intechopen.com/books/ultra-wideband-radio-technologies-for-communications-localization-and-sensor-applications/ultramedis-ultra-wideband-sensing-in-medicine)

• IEC 'call for experts' November 2016
  http://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:30:28935567148492::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:1303,25

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