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Introduction
Mobile or cellular phones are now an integral part of modern
telecommunications. In many countries, over half the population
use mobile phones and the market is growing rapidly. In 2014,
there is an estimated 6.9 billion subscriptions globally. In some
parts of the world, mobile phones are the most reliable or the only
phones available.
Background
Mobile phones communicate by transmitting radio waves through
a network of fixed antennas called base stations. Radiofrequency
Identifying Risks
The cell phone industry is fully aware of the dangers. In fact,
enough scientific evidence exists that some companies service
contracts prohibit suing the cell phone manufacturer or service
provider, or joining a class action lawsuit. Still, the public is largely
ignorant of the dangers, while the media regularly trumpets new
studies showing cell phones are completely safe to use. Yet none
of those studies can prove safety, no matter how well theyre
conducted or whos conducting them.
Reputation Risk
Some brands of mobile phone have more radiation that others
like: some models in Huawei, Nokia, and Motorola.
So the reputation of these companies will be affected greatly if
they dont conduct further studies in how to reduce the radiation
levels of their phones.
Health Risk
World Health Organization Classifies Cell Phone Radiation as
Class B Carcinogen.
Risk Assessment:
For the Reputation Risk:
Probability
Medium/High
Score
4
likelihood
Major impact in the
company reputation
Score
5
likelihood
Critical impact on
health on the short
and long run and
leads to different
types of cancer.
Conclusion
Most scientists say it is still too early to tell whether mobile
phones are safe in the long-term, and the Government's Mobile
Telecommunications and Health Research Program is still calling
for further research.
But the risk excites and more steady steps must be taken to
eliminate that risk.
References
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1392810/Mobilephones-CAN-increase-cancer-risk-Shock-finding-majorstudy.html
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs193/en/
http://www.safespaceprotection.com/electrostress-fromcellphones.aspx
http://www.cnet.com/pictures/highest-cell-phoneradiation/21/
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/06/16/
emf-safety-tips.aspx
http://www.lef.org/magazine/2007/8/report_cellphone_radiati
on/Page-01
https://awc.ashford.edu/tocw-guidelines-for-writing-a-casestudy.html