4 FAQs about Electric field strength of mobile base station equipment
Do 5G base stations need a field meter?
Fast variation of the user load and beamforming techniques may cause large fluctuations of 5G base stations field level. They may be underestimated, resulting in compliance of base stations not fitting the requirements. Apparently, broadband field meters would not be adequate for measuring such environments.
Is forcing a base station with an extra load a solution?
Results show that forcing the base station with an extra load seems to be a solution for assessing human exposure with simple broadband field meters, as the RMS E-field levels match or overestimate the values obtained with other methods.
Does a 5G base station increase field levels?
Adding the 5G systems does not significantly increase the overall field levels in the surroundings of the base station, in normal working conditions, compared to those of the previous generation. This has been checked during a measurement campaign in the surroundings of a 5G base station under operation.
Can broadband equipment be used to measure EMF field level?
Thus, broadband equipment can still be used for assessing the EMF field level when measurements are done by forcing an extra load of the station, as it uses to overestimate the field levels. The largest differences in the values measured by the different methods happen at location 7, and especially at location 4.