PERIMETER SECURITY
The phone mast predicament
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Jacksons Fencing specified to secure Gloucestershire 5G mast site
n March 2020, almost overnight, the pandemic forced an unfounded level of uncertainty into all of our lives. This instigated the circulation of conspiracy theories, causing some to think that 5G masts had the potential to spread the virus. According to a survey conducted by the Commission for
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Countering Terrorism, approximately 37% of respondents[1] were aware of this theory, and one third thought it was credible.[2] This sparked a dramatic increase in criminal behaviour toward 5G mast sites, and they quickly became vulnerable to vandalism and arson attacks. Shockingly, in April 2020 alone, 50 masts
were targeted,[3] causing disruption to thousands of lives, homes, and essential services. One example of the extreme vandalism was the April 2020 attack[4] on a 5G mast providing essential mobile connectivity to an NHS Nightingale hospital in Birmingham, disrupting its crucial
