Canadian University Bans Wi-Fi Networks on Campus

7:00 am on February 25, 2006 | Category: Regulation, Wi-Fi, Wireless Technology

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The president of Thunder Bay’s Lakehead University has recently taken the controversial step of banning Wi-Fi networks on the campus.

President Fred Gilbert claims that like any other electromagnetic field, there could be potential health hazards involved in the implementation of wireless networks.

“These are particularly relevant in younger people (who have) fast-growing tissues, and most of our student body are late teenagers and still growing, so it’s just a matter of taking precautions and providing an environment that doesn’t have a potential associated risk,” he commented.

Most bloggers an analysts, however, believe that such a step is just plain paranoid, especially since the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard is one of the lowest radiation forms of wireless technology.

“I support his notion of prudence, but unless he bans cell phones and nearby cell towers, cordless 2.4GHz phones, and other microwave emitters that produce higher amounts of microwave output, it’s a little silly to focus on the low-power, diffuse, hard-to-tell-apart-from-noise nature of Wi-Fi,” said a response from Wi-Fi Net News.

As far as science goes, there has been no conclusive research whatsoever to indicate that 802.11 wireless signals pose any risk to human health.

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    1. The president of Thunder Bay’s Lakehead University is just plain stupid!

      What a unfalse statement to say about 802.11.

      IT’S NOT UNHEALTHLY…

      Tom Reed

      Comment by Tom Reed — May 8, 2006 #

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