In Denmark, the plan is to switch off the 2G network by 2030. But this will mean that the mandatory SOS call eCall will die out in many cars.
Before 2030, the plan is for Denmark to completely switch off the 2G network. In Norway, they are even further ahead and say 'by 2025'.
This now presents Norwegian car owners with a very special challenge. The SOS call eCall, which has been mandatory in new cars since 2018, calls on the 2G network. At least the earliest editions.
The same problem has caused Sweden to postpone a similar decision to switch off the 2G network. Boosted has previously been able to tell how GPS equipment also stops working without a 2G signal.
But in Norway, they go ahead with the plan. Partly because the plan to phase out the network has been fixed for several years.
This is written by Motor.no .
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– The mobile operators can no longer maintain a network based on outdated technology.
– The place of the 2G frequencies is now necessary so that the future-proof 4G and 5G networks can increase capacity in line with the needs of customers and society, says Anders Krokan, press manager at Telenor Norway to the media.
There are no exact figures for how many cars will be affected by the shutdown. But one benefit is that in Norway alone it is several hundreds of thousands.
In Norway's government, Minister for Digitization and Administration Karianne Tung is aware of the problem. But she refers to the fact that the EU – of which Norway is probably not a member – has not taken any decision in this area yet.
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