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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 discontinued 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. | ||
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| - | Popular Examples are: | ||
| * [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
| * [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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| - | So far no operator has announced to disable 2G and 3G simultaneously. | ||
| - | 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. |
| + | 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. | ||
| - | <WRAP center round info 85%> | ||
| - | Therefore, in most cases a replacement is not needed. | ||
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| - | <WRAP center round tip 85%> | ||
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| - | In Some Cases a configuration change will be needed. | ||
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| - | <WRAP centre round important 85%> | ||
| - | On some very old legacy Products a replacement is needed for some operators due to band restrictions | ||
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| - | . | + | ==== Configuration ==== |
| - | We also highly recommend you upgrade your legacy router to a state-of-the art product. | + | |
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| - | ====== Voice/SMS ====== | + | |
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| - | As 2G and 3G supports Voice Calls and SMS this function will be still available if one of these technologies will be shut down. | + | |
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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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| - | ====== Current Products | + | ==== Current Products |
| All active products are equipped with LTE Modems that support multiple service types. | All active products are equipped with LTE Modems that support multiple service types. | ||
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| 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 ==== | |
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| - | ====== Legacy Products | + | |
| Our [[documentation: | Our [[documentation: | ||
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| - | ===== Modem Specific Limitations | + | ==== Modem Specific Limitations ==== |
| - | 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:// | + | 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:// |
| - | Other Option Wireless modems (GTM382, GTM661, GT671) are not affeced | + | Other Option Wireless modems (**GTM382, GTM661, GT671**) are not affacted |
| The modem type is shown in the [[https:// | The modem type is shown in the [[https:// | ||