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Swiss organization: Tripling of antenna sites (+40,000) will be needed for 6G, and radiation will not decrease

September 24, 2026 (EMFS)
Aug 29, 2026 (original)
Source: Gigaherz.ch
Source category: Advocacy/NGO
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Gigaherz.ch reports: The Swiss NGO Gigaherz's founding member Hansueli Jakob analyses the recent letter of intent between Swiss mobile carriers SUNRISE and SALT to jointly use each other's networks via Multi Operator Core Network Sharing (MOCN). He explains that MOCN goes further than the existing shared masts (where each carrier still runs its own antennas, cabinets and cabling); under MOCN the same physical antennas and installations serve customers of multiple providers, distinguished only by signalling channels. Jakob notes that Switzerland today has around 20,000 antenna sites and that 6G on 26 and 40 GHz will require roughly 40,000 additional sites due to shorter range. He concludes MOCN does not reduce radiation.
Note: Gigaherz.ch, founded in 2000, describes itself as the Swiss interest group of people affected by electrosmog. Hansueli Jakob heads its NIS (non-ionizing radiation) specialist unit and writes regularly on Swiss telecoms infrastructure and antenna-siting practice.

Quotes (our translation)

"For the coming 6G, which is to run in the 26 and 40 gigahertz frequency bands, on top of the 20,000 existing antenna sites nationwide, another 40,000 additional ones will be required as a consequence of substantially shorter ranges."

[original: "Für das kommende 6G, welches in den Frequenzbändern 26 und 40Gigahertz laufen soll, sind zu den landesweit 20’000 bestehenden Antennen-Standorte infolge wesentlich kürzerer Reichweiten nochmals 40’000zusätzliche erforderlich."]

— Hansueli Jakob, Gigaherz.ch

"The magic word to which the letter of intent from SUNRISE and SALT refers is called MOCN. Multi Operator Core Network Sharing. With this new technology, mobile-network connections of different providers are no longer set up via separate antennas and separate installations on the same mast, but also right through the same antennas and the same installations."

[original: "Das Zauberwort auf welches sich die Absichtserklärung von SUNRISE und SALT bezieht heisst MOCN Multi Operator Core Network-Sharing. Bei dieser neuen Technologie werden Mobilfunk-Verbindungen verschiedener Anbieter nicht mehr über getrennte Antennen und getrennte Installationen auf demselben Mast hergestellt,, sondern auch noch gleich über die selben Antennen und die selben Installationen."]

— Hansueli Jakob, Gigaherz.ch

"And less radiation does not result from this either!"

[original: "Und weniger Strahlung resultiert dabei auch nicht!"]

— Hansueli Jakob, Gigaherz.ch

Location

📍 Switzerland

Map: Switzerland

Source

Gemeinsame Antennen für Sunrise und Salt gigaherz.ch

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