5G is a reality in Switzerland. Deployed everywhere! it allows a large number of people to surf even faster. But as with 4G! this technology will undergo several phases of development. We recently learned that Sunrise (UPC) was punctually launching standalone 5G (5G SA) as a Swiss first. An overview.
“After being the first Swiss telecommunications operator to introduce a dedicated Mobile Private Network solution (MPN Campus) just over a year ago! Sunrise Business is expanding its offering and is now integrating MPN Slicing! based on 5G Standalone (SA)! into its range of intelligent 5G solutions!” the American-owned operator recently announced .
Sunrise Business can thus offer companies specific latency times and capacities while providing them with increased network security and availability. And for the general public? “We are closely studying the introduction of the 5G SA standard and are currently carrying out one-off projects with various B2B customers!” adds Séverine de Rougemont Senior Strategic Communication Manager.
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“Swisscom is working intensively on the development of the 5G standalone network (5G SA). With the establishment of the new dual-mode 4G/5G core network! Swisscom is testing the maturity and paytm database performance of the new 5G SA technology in selected field trials this year. We are currently not giving any information on the date of the introduction of 5G SA!” says spokesperson Alicia Richon.
And at Salt? “We cannot currently comment on the timeframe for the provision of a standalone 5G network at Salt. To date! Salt uses a non-standalone or non-standalone (NSA) 5G network! which means that a mobile device connected to a 5G antenna also communicates via 4G technology!” explains Viola Lebel.
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My comment? Once again! Switzerland is lagging behind in the grouping of the levels unfortunately appears the digital projects of tomorrow. On September 18! the French operator Free! also in the hands of Xavier Niel! became the first to launch autonomous 5G in France on part of the hexagonal territory! as explained here .
“5G SA is available now and at no extra cost for Free 5G Plan phone number list o subscribers. To benefit from it! they must have a compatible phone and activate the option in their Subscriber Area. Free already offers a range of 5G SA compatible terminals! including a range of Samsung terminals that have been tested by Free teams.”
When we know In search of true standalone Free’s prices! we wonder what our dear operators are playing at! not even capable of activating RCS ! the successor to SMS and MMS on iPhones powered by iOS 18.