The next 18 years will see unprecedented innovation in the field of mobile communications technology. A key challenge for society will be to learn to accept and embrace this technological innovation fearlessly as it will bring enormous benefits in every aspect of daily life. Society must assess this technology from an evidence based viewpoint and not be fearful of it simply because it is new and not part of current life experience. Children will grow up with the technology around them from their earliest days and it will underpin much of what they experience and achieve in later life.

Public policy must reflect this learning and any public fear or concern about new communications technology and its necessary infrastructure of base stations must be debated and evaluated across society in an open and transparent way, with evidence-based science underpinning subsequent political decision. This will present key challenges in the way that risks are assessed, managed, and communicated. Government and industry will have key leadership roles to play by ensuring that independent, robust, and timely research is available to inform the debate. Society and the Government must not shrink from these challenges as there will be enormous benefits available by embracing the new mobile communications age.