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-During the Roll-Out of the new cellular technologies like 4G (LTE Long Term Evolution) and 5G (NR New Radio) old technologies will be shutdown by the network operators. +During the roll-out of the new cellular technologies like 4G (LTE - Long Term Evolution) and 5G (NR - New Radio) old technologies will be discontinued by the network operators. 
  
-Popular Examples are: +  * [[https://www.swisscom.ch/de/about/netz/5g/abloesung-2g.html|Swisscom]] is disabling 2G/GSM/EDGE end of 2020 
 +  * [[https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/3g-abschaltung|Deutsche Telekom]] will disable 3G/UMTS/HSPA summer of 2021 
 +  * [[https://www.vodafone.de/business/hilfe-support/abschaltung-3g-netz.html]|Vodafone Germany]] will disable 3G/UMTS/HSPA summer of 2021
  
-  * [[https://www.swisscom.ch/de/about/netz/5g/abloesung-2g.html|Swisscom]] is disabling 2G/GSM/EDGE with the end of 2020 
-  * [[https://www.telekom.de/hilfe/3g-abschaltung|Deutsche Telekom]] will disbale 3G/UMTS/HSPA in the Summer of 2021 
  
-All Netmodule Routers are supporting at least two cellular technologies.  +All Netmodule Routers are supporting at least two cellular technologies. Therefore, in most cases a replacement is not needed. 
-<WRAP center round info 85%> +
-Therefore in most cases a replacement is not needed.  +
-</WRAP> +
-<WRAP center round tip 85%> +
-  +
-In Some Cases a configuration change will be needed. +
-</WRAP>+
  
-<WRAP center round important 85%> +As 2G and 3G supports Voice Calls and SMS this function will be still available if only one of these technologies will be shut down. So far no operator has announced to disable 2G and 3G simultaneously.  
-On some very old legacy Products a replacement is needed for some operators due to band restrictions +
-</WRAP>+
  
  
  
- +==== Configuration ====
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-====== Configuration ======+
  
 In the most cases the WWAN interface are used in automatic mode.  In the most cases the WWAN interface are used in automatic mode. 
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 Sometimes the customer is forcing a specific service type (e.g. 2G-Only, 3G-Only, 2G/3G-Only) based on various reasons.  Sometimes the customer is forcing a specific service type (e.g. 2G-Only, 3G-Only, 2G/3G-Only) based on various reasons. 
  
-You need to make sure this setting is matching with your future operator support, or enable the automatic mode.+You need to make sure this setting is matching with your future operator support or enable the automatic mode.
  
  
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-====== Current Products  =====+==== Current Products  ====
  
-All Current Products are equipped with LTE Modems that support multiple Service Types +All active products are equipped with LTE Modems that support multiple service types. 
-As 4G Service will not be shut down. +
  
-Some product Variants are sold with LTE-Advanced Modems (Order Code Ld/Ld/Lb) which not support 2G anymore. Here you will lose the fallback Option into 3G in Germany in the Future. +Product variants with LTE-Advanced modems (Order Code Ld/Ld/Lb, 4G/3G only) will lose data fallback if the provider like Telekom discontinues the 3G/UMTS network.
  
-All other LTE Products are supporting 2G and 3G Fallback and therefore will not lose Connectivity.+All other LTE products are supporting 2G and 3G fallback and therefore will not lose connectivity.
  
 +==== Legacy Products ====
  
 +Our [[documentation:end-of-life|legacy products NB1310, NB2210, NB2240, NB2241, NB2340, NB2341, NB2500, NB25411, NB2600 and NB2600R]] were also sold with modems supporting 3G and 2G. 
  
 + 
  
-====== Legacy Products ====== +====  Modem Specific Limitations ====
- +
-Our [[documentation:legacy|Legacy Products NB1310, NB2210, NB2240, NB2241, NB2340, NB2341, NB2500, NB25411, NB2600 and NB2600R]] were also sold with Modem supporting 3G and 2G.  +
- +
-=====  Modem Specific Limitations =====+
  
-Some of our legacy Products are build with the Option Wireless Modem GTM380, which does not support the UMTS BAND 5 Frequency 900Mhz which will is the [[ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilfunkfrequenzen_in_der_Schweiz#900_MHz_[Band_8]|only supported 3G Band by Swisscom]]. A Replacement is need to maintain connectivity. +Some of our legacy products are build with the Option Wireless modem **GTM380**, which does not support the UMTS band 5 900Mhz which will be the [[ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilfunkfrequenzen_in_der_Schweiz#900_MHz_[Band_8]|only remaining 3G band supported by Swisscom]]. A replacement is needed to maintain connectivity. 
  
-The other Option Wireless Modems (GTM382, GTM661, GT671) are not affeced by this limitation. +Other Option Wireless modems (**GTM382, GTM661, GT671**) are not affacted by this limitation. 
  
-You can check for the Modemtype used either in the System overview of the Webgui or in a [[faq:create_techsupport|created techsupport file]]+The modem type is shown in the [[https://simulator.netmodule.com/systemStatus.php.html|WebGUI]] of your router.
  
  
  
  

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