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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES SAMENA TRENDS

European Commission Allows Mobile Network Setup Inside Aircraft

Passengers traveling inside the European
Union will be able to use their mobile
phones to the maximum of their capacity
and features, just like with a ground-based
5G mobile network. After a decision by
the European Commission, airlines will be
able to provide the latest 5G technology
on their planes, alongside previous mobile
technology generations. Thierry Breton,
Commissioner for the Internal market,
said “5G will enable innovative services
for people and growth opportunities for
European companies. The sky is no longer
a limit when it comes to possibilities
offered by super-fast, high-capacity
connectivity.” Since 2008, the Commission’s
implementing decision has reserved certain
frequencies for mobile communications
on planes, allowing airlines to provide users and route calls, texts, and data, Metaverse applications. According to the
messaging, phone calls and data services typically via a satellite network, between amendment of the implementing decision,
to passengers flying in the EU. This update the airplane and the ground-based mobile the Member States shall make the 5GHz
of the Commission implementing decision network. The Commission also amended an frequency bands available for use aboard
on mobile communications on-board implementing decision on 5GHz frequency road vehicles as early as possible and at
aircraft paves the way for the wide-spread bands, which makes the bands available the latest by 30 June 2023. The question
deployment of 5G services. The service is for Wi-Fi in road transport, for example in remains whether airlines are eager to
provided within the cabin of an equipped cars and buses. The amending decision bring this technology on board. And that
aircraft using special network equipment, lays the foundation for innovations in the passengers are willing to pay the (high?)
the so-called ‘pico-cell’, to connect the automotive industry and potentially for cost price for data.

Balitower Taps Nokia to modernize Its IP Network And Enable 5G Services

Nokia Indonesia has revealed that as part of a three-year nationwide project. base. In short, Nokia will supply Balitower
telecoms tower and network infrastructure It is understood the initiative will allow the with routers providing a nationwide network,
provider Bali Towerindo Sentra (Balitower) infrastructure provider to increase network including the 7210 Service Access System
will use Nokia’s mobile transport solutions capacity and reliability and to deliver (SAS) and 7250 Interconnect Router (IXR)
and services to modernize its IP network expanded 5G services for its customer with integrated Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) receivers enabling highly
accurate synchronization. In addition,
the Finnish vendor will supply Balitower
with its Network Services Platform (NSP),
as well as consultancy and services for
network design and deployment. ‘We are
committed to providing experience to our
customers and this project is a crucial
step in this direction. We are already using
Nokia solutions, and we are confident that
Nokia’s solutions and proven expertise will
help us improve network capacity as well
as prepare the network for 5G use cases,’
Jap Owen Ronadhi, president director of
Balitower is cited as saying.

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