The European Commission publishes a preliminary study on scientific evidence related to radiofrequency health.

The European Commission publishes a preliminary study on scientific evidence related to radiofrequency health.

The EU Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has issued a preliminary opinion on this issue, on which public contributions have been accepted until 25 September 2022. At the request of the Commission, the EU Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has issued a preliminary opinion on the need to revise Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC and Directive 2013/35/EU, taking into account the latest available scientific evidence on radio frequencies and health. So far, SCHEER has not identified significant evidence of health risks resulting from prolonged exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (such as those generated by WiFi, mobile phone towers or other wireless technologies) if the […]

The universal charger arrives in the European Union

The universal charger arrives in the European Union

The Parliament of the European Union has just approved the single or universal mobile phone charger. The 2014 directive on radio equipment already called for the development of a single charger, and also gave the Commission powers to promote this objective through a delegated act. As a result of this approval, MEPs have tasked the Commission with developing new legislation on the subject which should be ready before the summer of 2020. The decision was approved by a large majority of MEPs, with 582 votes in favour, 40 against and 32 abstentions. This initiative of the universal charger, which already started to take shape in 2009, had never been accepted […]

Libra, the new cryptomoneda that develops facebook

Libra, the new cryptomoneda that develops facebook

In recent years there has been much talk of crypto currencies. Spectacular has been the growth of Bitcoin in recent years and also its volatility. In parallel with Bitcoin other crypto currencies have appeared on the stage with more or less luck, but moving millions of euros or dollars in their trading. They have also achieved bad fame in some aspects due, above all, to the difficulty of controlling their use and their owners and that has caused them to be used by criminals due to their lack of traceability. With this background, Facebook has opted to create a new cryptomoneda based on Blockchain called Libra. In reality, it is […]

Second Digital Dividend and implementation of the 5G

Second Digital Dividend and implementation of the 5G

The Ministry of Economy and Business recently announced the launch of the Second Digital Dividend, due to the implementation of 5G technology. The First Digital Dividend took place in 2014, precisely due to the implementation of 4G technology. The First Digital Dividend was produced by the deployment of 4G technology in the 800 MHz band, while shortly, the technology to be implemented will be the 5G that occupies the 700 MHz band. This situation forces to release the 700 MHz band of the current DTT channels (Digital Terrestrial Television) that are using it, similar situation to the one that occurred with the implementation of 4G. Given the current situation of […]