Question NW148 to the Minister of Police
16 July 2019 - NW148
Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether, with regard to current and future plans to roll out 5G high-speed mobile networks, he has been informed of the potential risks to humans when this technology is used in weapons; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether he intends to use this technology for crowd dispersal; if not, what alternative methods he is considering; if so, what are the (a) relevant details and {b) effects of using this technology as a weapon far crowd control?
Reply:
- 5G stands for fifth-generation cellular wirelass networks technology that provides broadband access, which has the potential to be 40 limes faster and suffer shorter fag times than the current 4G/LTE. The mobile networks service provider automatically upgrade to the latest version of network during the rollout where there is infrastructure for the coverage. It is uced to transmit data, voice, video and multimedia streaming cannot be used in weapons.
- SG is the cellular wireless networks technology that provides broadband accass, is not the tool to be used for ctowd dispersal:
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DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 JULY 2019 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 3-2019)
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