The ITU Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence Online Training Course on “Human Exposure to 5th Generation Electromagnetic Fields: Guidelines, Measurements and Case Studies” was successfully conducted from 4th – 17th October 2021 using the ITU Academy platform and Zoom video conferencing tools. The online training was successfully organised by the Wireless Communication Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia in collaboration with Malaysian Technical Standards Forum Bhd (MTSFB), Malaysia.
28 participants from various industries, universities and government agency completed the programmed.
This course achieves a participation from local and international participants and attended by 90% local participants and 10% international participants. Overseas participations are from Timor Leste (1), Sri Lanka (1), and Oman (1). From 29 participants who attended the online training, 72% were from the industry and 28% were from academia. In terms of gender distribution, representation of 48% male participants and 52% female participants have participated in this training.
Training Course Structure
5th Generation (5G) network is currently in implementation phase. The implementation of key 5G radio technologies such as millimetre wave, beamforming and small cell requires specific guidelines, standards and measurement and methodology if compared to legacy technology. Meanwhile, misunderstanding of the public regarding human exposure to 5G EMF results in public resistance to 5G roll-outs. The course aims to provide a systematic view of the 5G EMF covering guidelines, standards, measurement methodology and case studies in order to address the misunderstanding of the human exposure to 5G EMF. Specifically, the training course is designed:
- To equip participants with an understanding of the fundamental of EMF emission from mobile communication base stations and devices.
- To equip participants with an understanding of the relation between the 5G radio technology and EMF.
- To equip participants with an understanding of international guidelines and standards on human exposure to 5G EMF.
- To equip participants with practical 5G EMF laboratory measurement and simulation techniques.
- To equip participants with practical on-site 5G EMF measurement and monitoring techniques.
- To equip participants with best practices and lesson learned through case studies from selected countries.
- To expose participants on the public education strategy related to 5G EMF exposure and health concern.