DO WE STILL NEED 2G?

The Mobile Communications Standard is retiring

Deutsche Telekom's 2G network will be switched off on 30 June 2028; 4G/5G are the standards of the moment, enabling real-time communication.

This begs the question: Do we still need 2G?

In fact, it is still important to industry because of its reliability and continued widespread use in IoT and M2M. It has high network coverage and a simple protocol. This is perfectly adequate for transmitting small amounts of data and for voice communication.

Some areas of application are:

  • Lift emergency calls
  • Emergency call points in remote locations such as (e.g. swimming lakes, railway lines)
  • Access/barrier applications (e.g. gates, rear entrances to spacious properties)

However, there will be a gradual migration to the new standards as they will allow much faster and more modern communication.

As a company, we have prepared for this change and will soon replace our 2G-based emergency call solution vicCOM GSM with a new, modern platform based on the 4G standard under the name vicCOM LTE. Information on the new platform is available here.

As an alternative for the railway sector, where the GSM-R mobile radio standard is expected to be used for some time, we have equipped the new platform with a GSM-R modem.

This is already available, just take a look in our shop.

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