/PRNewswire/ CTIA today announced the launch of its 5G Security Test Bed (STB), a security testing and validation initiative dedicated to commercial 5G.
phone companies are going to doed? how do they respond to this? is there a way they can manufacture a safer phone? right. we re seeking a response from the ctia, the industry group. and i think what could happen is that people like the fcc or other groups like that, in other countries, might say, hmmm, this is important what the w.h.o. is saying, and so maybe we ought to tell cell phone companies to make phones with lower radiation. that s a possibility. they may tell cell phone companies, go back to the drawing board, come up with a phone that emits less radiation. so bottom line for those watching and who have wondered about whether or not this causes cancer, it s all about keeping it away from your head. right. the w.h.o. says possibly, so experts i ve talked to say why in the world would you take the risk, keep it away from your head by using some kind of an ear piece. all right. elizabeth, thank you so much. something a lot of people have been asking and wondering. and cle
carcinogenic. and in the u.s., 302 million americans use cell phones including 97% of the adult population. martha: what s the response from the wireless industry? there is speculation they don t like these studies being done. reporter: they don t. we tall at&t, sprints. they put us over to the wireless association who released a statement. they say the the same designation given to pickles and vegetables. the ctia is saying this is the
answer. this is a study that is interesting and will almost certainly provoke additional studies. we have a responsibility to investigate whether there are or there are not long-lasting consequences from repeated stimulation after five or ten years of cell phone exposure. reporter: ctia, the wireless trade association, told us the leading global health organizations have said that wireless devices do not pose a public health risk. still, an editorial accompanying the study said that the findings warrant further investigation. linsey davis, abc news, new york. pretty scary. but you have to wonder, will people even change their behavior if it meant giving up the cell phone? people are so reliant on them now. it s ingrained in the culture. it s ingrained in our daily schedules. they re not saying there s a direct link between brain cancer and cell phones but the brain does respond and is sensitive to the waves coming off that phone. you have to wonder, 20 years, will there be th