The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) renewed the cooperation protocol signed with the National Telecommunication Institute (NTI) on regular measurement of the mobile stations’ electromagnetic power density, using the latest techniques applied worldwide. The protocol was renewed to ensure the electromagnetic power of mobile stations does not exceed the global limits allowed and set forth on the conditions and regulations of the protocol signed by and between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Ministry of Health and Population, and Ministry of Environment. This also came in consistency with the efforts exerted by MCIT to improve telecommunications infrastructure and provide digital services via mobile networks, considering the increasing number of mobile stations of all types including major and sub stations.
The protocol was signed by Eng. Mohamed Shamroukh, NTRA’s Executive President, and Dr. Ahmed Khattab, NTI’s Director, and marks the seamless cooperation between both parties to protect the environment. It stipulates using the latest techniques and equipment to measure the power density of mobile stations’ electromagnetic waves across Egypt and also comes in adjustment with the global methods applied to reinforce a healthy environment as well as public safety in telecom sector. Moreover, it aims to ensure that all safety, technological and environmental requirements are met.
In accordance with this protocol, NTRA and NTI shall work together to develop a measurement ecosystem and transform it into an integrated digital system through the automation and safe conduct of all regular measurements via cloud computing. It also serves as a tool to carry out the strategy of MCIT for digital transformation, being a major axis of digital Egypt.
At his side, NTRA’s Executive President Eng. Mohamed Shamroukh declared this protocol indicates that specialized engineers and experts from NTI, under NTRA’s supervision, shall measure the power density of electromagnetic waves produced by new as well as existing mobile stations, to figure out how much they are conforming with safety standards and conditions set forth on the protocol signed between MCIT, Ministry of Health and Population, and Ministry of Environment, which in turn conform with global standards. He also asserted that regular inspections and evaluations of mobile stations should be always carried out to make sure they comply with safety standards and conditions. It’s worth noting that NTRA is the entity authorized to set regulations for technical quality, standardized and performance quality measurements for all telecom services, as well as conduct regular follow ups for the outcomes of applying such regulations.
Whereas NTI’s Director Dr. Ahmed Khattab expressed his content with the continued cooperation between NTRA and NTI in such a field, pointing out that NTI, being an excellence center and an Egyptian as well as a regional house of expertise in different telecom areas, has been playing a major role for decades to measure the power density of electromagnetic waves produced by mobile stations. He also highlighted NTI’s prominent role to develop and prepare top ICT specialized human capacities and reinforce scientific as well as applied studies and researches. Furthermore, Dr. Khattab emphasized NTI’s effective contributions to pass knowledge for the purpose of leveraging telecommunications industry and services, in order to implement MCIT’s strategies.