Orange announces the definitive end: 3G buried, 5G should bring 80% of Slovakia’s population

After 18 lengthy years, Orange lastly completed running the 3G community. The transfer used to be made as phase of a broader strategic concept to streamline the utilization of frequency spectrum and focal point on the near of extra progressed and sooner 4G and 5G applied sciences, constant with an announcement. A crucial phase of the concept is to lengthen the coverage of 5G connectivity as a lot as 80% of Slovakia's population. Specifically, the operator needs to attain this ambition by the tip of 2024.

Important nonetheless outdated technology

The birth of the 3G community in 2006 used to be a watershed moment, no longer least ensuing from the companies it enabled. For the predominant time in history, this technology made it doubtless, as an illustration, to manufacture video calls or use the Web on cellphones.

Specifically, Orange's 3G community coated as a lot as 96% of Slovakia's population thanks to over 2,000 BTS stations. “At the tip of February 2024, we switched off our 3G community for factual. We can use the launched frequency bands of the 3G community for top-velocity 4G and 5G networks, which is in a region to manufacture these networks even stronger, extra sturdy and of better quality. At the identical time, we can continue to take a position within the quality and availability of our community,” explains Eric Maintenay, Director of Info Systems and Networks at Orange Slovakia.

5G community for 80% of the population

At repeat, one of many predominant focuses of the operator is the growth of 5G coverage in diverse locations. By the tip of 2024, it plans to lengthen coverage from the most up-to-date 65.6% to 80% of Slovakia's population. The 5G community will thus be made on hand in all cities and cities with extra than 4,000 inhabitants and in diverse chosen locations.

To boot to growing 5G, Orange additionally plans to continue strengthening 5G capability within the largest cities. To boot to the growth of the 5G community, it doesn’t disregard about 4G connectivity, by which it continues to take a position, in particular in regards to capacities in rural areas where residents attain no longer bear salvage admission to to optical Web and there is a bigger derive a matter to for the 4GNet service.

Resulting from the lengthen in capability, the operator achieved 4G coverage with a velocity of 200 Mb/s for nearly 80% of the population in 2023. At the identical time, thanks to the near of original BTS stations, 5G coverage used to be extended to 1 other 33 municipalities.

Both velocity and efficiency

Fresh generations of networks are in a position to achieving transmission speeds that were previously incredible. “For instance, while downloading 1 GB of recordsdata might presumably well even take several tens of minutes in a 3G community, we can download it in a minute in most up-to-date 4G/5G networks. Nonetheless, these changes are no longer correct about numbers, they enormously make stronger the client abilities, whether it’s miles streaming videos within the splendid quality, taking part in online video games or seamlessly connecting to work video conferences. At the identical time, thanks to the on hand high-velocity 5G community, Orange can additionally focal point on offering clear concepts within the discipline of man-made intelligence and the Web of Things.” explains Maintenay.

To boot, ensuing from the optimization of electricity consumption and better efficiency, 4G and 5G networks decrease the total carbon footprint of cell and telecommunications operations in comparison to older generations of networks.

“With its resolution to continually invest in its networks, Orange Slovakia confirms its derive as a leader within the discipline of telecommunications. Its aim is to present companies that are no longer most efficient extra genuine, sooner and more straightforward, nonetheless additionally kinder to our planet. With this near, it commits itself no longer most efficient to the provision of high technological enhancements, nonetheless additionally takes into anecdote sustainability in all areas of its operation.” terminates the operator.