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Mobile phones are designed to comply with scientifically based safety standards. However, add-on products are being marketed which claim to make phones ‘safer.’ The GSMA advises that such products may not reduce exposure and are likely to reduce coverage. While … Continue reading →

As far as the GSM Association is aware none of the media stories of mobile phones causing petrol station fires has ever been traced to a real event. However, there may be hazards associated with the distraction of using a … Continue reading →

Recent scientific publications relevant to mobile telephony June 2012 Details Belgium: Between country comparison of whole-body SAR from personal exposure data in urban areas. Joseph et al., Bioelectromagnetics, Published online 1 June 2012. ‘…All mean absorptions (maximal total absorption of … Continue reading →

GSMA Health & Environment Newsletter   June 2012 Welcome to the GSMA Health & Environment Newsletter. This e-newsletter provides regular updates on developments on science and policy issues and GSMA activities related to mobile communications health and environmental issues.We welcome … Continue reading →

The emergence of open mobile platforms and the convergence of mobile and the web has created a vibrant and dynamic mobile ecosystem that enables individuals to shape and present rich personal identities online, connect with communities of their choice, and … Continue reading →

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is a specialist agency of the World Health Organization (WHO). The IARC Monographs programme identifies environmental factors that might be a human cancer hazard. A working group meeting to evaluate radiofrequency fields … Continue reading →

Powerpoint presentation with strong graphics presenting the case for base stations. Mobile Networks Coverage and Capacity Mobile communications networks are designed for both area coverage and capacity for expected voice and data calls. Network of Cell Sites Networks are made … Continue reading →

Mobile broadband typically refers to providing customers with high speed data while on the move. There are several technologies capable of delivering commercial Mobile Broadband services. The GSMA has produced this brief to describe key features of the technology and … Continue reading →

The GSMA has produced the document Mobile Phones and Driving: Tips for Drivers as a public safety awareness measure. Download

The GSMA supports an active program of research addressing possible health risks from the radio signals used to provide mobile services. The program includes biological, epidemiological and social studies as well as engineering analysis. Since the year 2000, approximately €10 … Continue reading →