The GSMA recognises that there is public concern about the siting of antennas and the use of mobile phones. These are low powered radio services and it is the GSMA opinion based on expert scientific reviews that there are no established health risks from exposures to radio frequency signals from wireless communications up to the levels recommended by the WHO.
We encourage a harmonised approach to national exposure and compliance policies based on the human exposure recommendations of the WHO and compliance methods developed by the IEC, ITU, CENELEC and IEEE.
The mobile industry is a relatively low energy intensity industry, contributing much more to the economy than its proportion of national energy usage. Technology evolution has reduced the carbon impacts per subscriber and work continues to increase efficiency and improve recycling.