Finnish telecom supplier Telia introduced its community transition from 3G to superior applied sciences on Wednesday. Telia Finland has said that it’s going to provoke the shutdown of its 3G companies in September, beginning within the Satakunta area, with a broader program scheduled for early 2024. Telia started testing 3G switch-offs at particular person base stations in early 2023.
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Preliminary Shutdown
As a part of the transfer, Telia Finland will provoke the shutdown of its 3G community on September 11, beginning in areas of Ulvila, Nakkila, Harjavalla, and Kokemaki. This transition comes because the telecommunications big is seeking to enhance buyer experiences via the adoption of higher-speed and higher-capacity networks.
Frequencies Reallocation
The outdated 3G community shall be shut down, and the frequencies launched from the 3G community shall be allotted to 4G and 5G networks. These superior networks present superior safety, power effectivity, and companies in comparison with 2G and 3G.
Telia has said that its 4G community already covers 99.9 p.c of the inhabitants, and the brand new 5G community has quickly reached to just about 90 p.c of the Finnish inhabitants.
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Telia emphasised that solely about 1 p.c of cellular knowledge visitors at the moment makes use of 3G. Voice visitors has equally embraced 4G voice companies as shoppers transition to newer telephone fashions, rendering the older expertise much less essential.
Telia introduced that this 3G Community transition will progress in phases, commencing with Satakunta and increasing to areas like Riihimaki, Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, northern Pirkanmaa, Aland, the capital area, Turku, and Tampere. The 3G shutdown will proceed in wider areas in 2024.
Getting ready for Superior Providers
Telia has indicated that it is well-prepared for the closure of the 3G community via its efforts in constructing the 5G community, together with the renewal of the 4G community and expanded 4G protection. Concerning the 2G community, Telia famous that the 2G Community has been in use for greater than 30 years.
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Transition from 2G
The corporate additional talked about that authorities will perform an interim assessment of 2G frequency licenses in 2023. Telia is of the view that licenses inside the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands needs to be transitioned to a technology-neutral framework, whereas additionally figuring out the suitable timing for shutting down the 2G community.
Telia identified that international locations like Sweden and Norway are within the technique of phasing out 2G by 2025 as a consequence of its outdated nature and the escalating upkeep prices related to it.
