Mobile Phones

Mobile Telephony and Health Background Information
A mobile phone network operates with two communicating elements - the handset and the base station.
Added/updated: 8 March 2011
Mobile Telephony and Health - Exposures from Base Stations
Base stations are radio transmitters with antennas mounted on either freestanding masts or on buildings.
Added/updated: 8 March 2011
Health Advice on Mobile Phones
Mobile telephony and health: advice on Mobile Phones following the INTERPHONE study, released May 2010.
Added/updated: 8 June 2011
Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the interphone international case-control study
A statement from the Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR) The independent Advisory Group on Non-Ionising Radiation (AGNIR), which reports to the Health Protection Agency, has reviewed the INTERPHONE study for the Agency.
Added/updated: 25 May 2010
The INTERPHONE study
The INTERPHONE study was set up in 2000 to see if mobile phone use is associated with an increased risk of cancer – particularly brain, head or neck tumours.
Added/updated: 18 May 2010
Mobile Telephony and Health
Mobile phones are designed to transmit radio waves in all directions because base stations could be in any direction with respect to phone users. This means that a proportion of the radio waves they produce is directed towards the user's body.
Added/updated: 16 June 2011
Mobile Telephony and Health Protection Policy in the UK
Added/updated: 17 February 2010
Rollout of 4G mobile telecommunication technology
The fourth generation of mobile phone communication technology standards, known as 4G, is being rolled out across the UK. As part of the rollout, some householders are being contacted by the mobile communication industry to see if the technology, which uses radio wave frequencies similar to the analogue TV signals, interferes with Freeview television pictures.
Added/updated: 3 June 2013

Related Information

External Links

›› HSE and non-ionising radiation
›› Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones
›› ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
›› MMF Mobile Manufacturers Forum
›› OFCOM - Office of Communications
›› Mobile Operators Association (MOA) Planning policies
›› Sitefinder - Mobile Phone Base Station Database