evidence: Fast 5G networks are supposed to take hold in 2019, as phones, providers and networks all begin to come online. Behind the scenes, studies modelling the absorption patterns of 5G electromagnetic energy in human tissue, authored by Professor Andrew Wood’s Swinburne team, has helped form the basis for international discussions on safety regulation and design. [...] 5G mobile technology promises a ten-fold increase in data transmission rates compared to current 4G networks, which will be achieved by using a higher transmission frequency. The physiological effects of electromagnetic radiation change with frequency, so the advent of 5G triggered a major international review of relevant radiation safety guidelines, for which it’s agreed that there is insufficient data for a meaningful health risk assessment. [...] Moving forward, the team plans to continue to model the bioeffects of 5G electromagnetic radiation. Their plans for future work range from building skin models and biomolecular work on cells using fluorescent dye, to computational simulations that scale up from single cells to humans.