Mobile phone usage will cause no health risks in short term. This was revealed in the extensive research programme done by the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) programme. But this research has not ruled out any long-term brain cancer prognosis. This extensive research on cell phone usage and health risks was done over 6 year duration at a cost of 6 million pounds. According to a sample survey done by Swedish scientists, cell phone users of over 10 year period are at 4 times more risk of ear tumours. If any symptoms appear, they are not due to mobile phone usage but due to sensitivity to electro-magnetic fields. Electrical hypersensitivity affects 1-4% of the population. The only bad news is the researchers do not rule out health brain cancer risk for long term users. Children could be at risk because their brains are more sensitive to radiation and it is better to limit their cell phone usage. These results are good news for cell phone users and especially for mobile industry. Long term users may be at risk for Brain tumours and Acoustic Neuromas. It is better to restrict unnecessary mobile phone usage and stay away from health hazards. … [Read more...]
Indian mobile users crossed 200 million
The number of Indian mobile users crossed 200-million mark. This is another significant milestone for the rapidly growing Indian telecom industry. This is the world’s fastest growing wireless market which added 8.31 million wireless users in August. Indian Government set 500-million wireless users target by 2010. India crosses 100-million mark in May 2006 and added another 100-million users just within 15 months. Teledensity is still way below the world standard and is at 21.20% indicating scope for more growth. 1. Bharti Airtel is the number one wireless operator in India with 46.8 million subscribers. 2. Total Vodafone subscriber base was at 34.11 million users in August. 3. Total broadband users in the country stood at 2.56 million. It is a way below the target due to complex government policies. 4. Total GSM subscribers in the country were at 147.7 million at the end of August. 5. Total CDMA and WLL subscribers in the country stood at 53.59 million. No one had imagined this kind of growth in 1995 when licenses were issued except Sunil Mittal of Bharti Airtel. He is a real visionary who outsmarted Ambanis, Birlas and Tatas. Note for Hutch users: To download Vodafone logo, send SMS "VODAFONE" to 56565. … [Read more...]
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