Internet of Things · 2021-02-24

Online data reveals many across the world remain sceptical about 5G – IoT


This article was 1st published on our sister Site, The Internet Of All Things.

5G is one of the new technologies that is “set to revolutionise” everyday life. Driven by its core benefit of super-fast low latency internet, 5G has the strong potential to unlock the full capabilities of other advanced technologies like augmented reality and Internet of Things (IoT). Despite these positive credentials, many are still cynical about 5G, according to a new survey.

Prolifics Testing utilised Online analytics tool Ahrefs to find out which citizens of which countries in the world were most sceptical about 5G, based on their Online searches vi-a-vis 5G.

Prolifics Testing classified and grouped consistently recurring Google searches by individuals on 5G such as ‘is 5G dangerous?’‘is 5G safe?’‘is 5G harmful?’‘does 5G pose health risks?’and ‘does 5G cause/spread coronavirus (Covid-19)?’ as sceptical Online searches about 5G.

It found that residents of the United States were at the number one spot as Americans were the most hesitant about the emerging technology, with an astonishing 374,700 sceptical Online searches regarding 5G each month – the equivalent of 1,027 sceptical Online searches per day.

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