Swiss technology: Swiss engineering to expand 5G

As a professional association for engineers and architects, Swiss Engineering prefers to expand into 5G with adaptive mobile antennas.

The reasons are:

New technologies are the sources of Swiss technology advances.
– The latest generation of mobile communication opens opportunities for Swiss society.
Health protection is a top priority, and this is guaranteed with 5G. This is proven by reputable scientific institutions and specialized commissions.

It is important to exploit the opportunities and benefits offered by new mobile technology for the benefit of Swiss society and the economy as quickly as possible. 5G enables higher transmission rates and shorter response times. It has a high speed (ten times faster than 4G). Thus reducing download time.

In addition, 5G can provide many devices at the same time and thus connect more devices to the Internet. This is the basis of the Internet of Things (IoT).

Enhanced features enable new areas of application: new video formats, virtual reality and augmented reality (augmented and virtual reality). or the introduction of self-driving vehicles. This increases responsiveness and security.

5G is also unproblematic with a focus on protecting health. Findings from previous health research are applicable to 5G.

In order to protect the population from non-ionizing radiation (NIS) from mobile phone antennas, strict radiation limit values ​​are applied. Wherever the people are. Switzerland applies the precautionary principle. Mobile phone antennas in Switzerland are more strictly limited than in most European countries.

A working group formed by the Federal Administration for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) reported: To date, no consistent health effects have been demonstrated. This, with the mobile phone frequencies in use today are below the immunity limits stipulated in the Protection from Non-Ionizing Radiation (ONIR) Ordinance. Recorded in the 2019 Technical Report on the Current State of Research “Effects of High-Frequency Radiation on Humans”.

The latest monitoring report from the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) also confirms that the radiation exposure of the population is well below the legal limit values. Radiation exposure from wireless applications has decreased since 2014. Despite the massive increase in data transmission. 5G contributes to this development.

Swiss Engineering has dealt extensively with the technological, economic, political and legal aspects of 5G. With all dimensions in mind, Swiss Engineering prefers 5G expansion with adaptive antennas. Also important is the continued use of frequencies and compliance with the current vaccination limit values.