5G network will be available in the whole of Bulgaria by the end of the year

By the end of the year, 5G network will be available across the whole of Bulgaria. At the end of last year, however, two Bulgarian municipalities, Balchik and Mezdra, imposed a moratorium on the new generation of mobile communications because of people's concerns about their health.

The Municipality of Balchik was the first to ban the construction of the 5G network for a year after a petition from residents in the area who have concerns for their health.

First there was dissatisfaction among some of the citizens of Balchik municipality and after reading a bit on the topic it is really not very clear how dangerous or safe the network itself is, says Nikolay Kolev, chairman of the Balchik Municipal Council from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party.

My colleagues have shown a cheap populism, I would say. We cannot hide from progress. If in all municipalities around us there is a 5G network, and in ours there is not, I do not know how we will protect our residents, said Simeon Gospodinov, municipal councilor from the ruling party GERB.

In the last days of 2020, the Municipality of Mezdra also imposed a one-year moratorium, but with the option to drop it when there is specific evidence that the technology will not affect human health.

We are not against the development of technology and the world, but we are for human health. And if there are people who can prove otherwise, let them do it, says Radoslav Marinov, a municipal councilor.

The mayor of Mezdra is adamant that he will not comply with the decision.

Neither development, nor progress can be stopped, Ivan Asparuhov, mayor of Mezdra said.

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FACTS ONLY: 5G technology does not spread viruses.

The 5G network operates in a wide frequency range from 24 to 72 GHz.

Mobile operators claim that the technology is harmless because it is based on generally accepted global norms and standards for safe electromagnetic radiation.

All doubts and fears of 5G technologies are unfounded, said Galya Marinova - Executive Director of the Bulgarian Association of Communication Operators. The norms adopted in Bulgaria are between 40 and 100 times stricter than those adopted and recommended by the EC. In this sense, we have no doubts about the safety of the 5G technology.

Data transfer though the 5G network can reach up to 2.2 gigabytes per second.

The Ministry of Transport assured that the 5G networks will be built in compliance with the highest safety standards.

No one would allow themselves to endanger the lives of Bulgarian citizens. The fifth generation of mobile communications is a new standard that allows for more data transfer at higher speeds, with very little delay and at the same time with a high degree of security, said Adriana Atanasova, Deputy Minister of Transport.

5G networks are expected to boost telemedicine, digitize cities, build smart homes, develop online learning and work environments, and deliver Internet to hard-to-reach regions.

Why was a ban on 5G network imposed in Balchik?

This is a great opportunity for small municipalities to create their own smart spaces, if not entire smart municipalities, which will make the municipalities a completely different place. They will attract new economic activities, adds Galya Marinova.

By the end of the year we will have the deployment of at least three of the Bulgarian mobile networks, three of the operators, adds Atanasova.

The sixth generation of mobile communications is expected in 2030.

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