SMA to continue circulating accurate information on 5G telco, says acting manager
KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) will continue collaborating with the Malaysian Nuclear Agency (ANM) in circulating authentic information on the development of 5G telecommunications.
SMA acting general manager Ng Hong Ping said such effort will be further strengthened through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
“We very much welcome the cooperation from ANM especially in informing the society with accurate and authentic information about 5G telecommunications.
“In fact, we also need expertise from ANM to convince people on issues arising from the development of 5G telecommunications which is on the national agenda,” he said in a statement yesterday.
The statement was issued a er he received a courtesy call from ANM led by the agency’s Industrial Technology Division director Dr Norpai’za Mohamad last week.
ANM Radiation Safety and Health Division manager Roha Tukimin said they had started doing research on radiation in Sarawak in 2016 and followed up by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SMA in 2019.
“However, we want to renew the MoU with SMA for 5G development in Sarawak so that our cooperation continues to be strengthened,” he explained.
According to Roha, ANM has carried out radiation assessment in all parts of Sarawak including the interior of Bario.
He said the study found that the radiation rate from 5G telecommunications throughout Sarawak did not exceed two per cent, with the ‘dangerous’ rate at 10 per cent.
On Feb 15, ANM and SMA together with several other agencies also conducted tests on the level of radiation in Stutong here, which indicated a reading of less than 0.5 per cent.