According to Reuters, senior telecom executives and industry sources say that everyday Russian users will experience slower internet and call drops and will not be able to make calls. That is not it; there could be extended network outages as operators struggle to patch the software, and the reduced spare parts supply will only add up to the trouble.
People of Russia may soon be unable even to make a call
Nokia and Ericsson together account for around 50 per cent share of the telecom equipment market in Russia, and these two companies are responsible for everything telecom in the country, from base stations, antennas, and hardware that provides digital signals to consumers.
After the exit of Huawei, the departure of Nokia and Ericsson could further hinder the daily lives of the citizens in Russia, who are already impacted by the sanctions put in place by other nations after Russia attacked Ukraine, making it hard for them even to make a phone call.
Nokia and Ericsson’s exit would push back Russia to 1990’s
Lenoid Konik of ComNews, a Moscow-based IT publication, tells Reuters that if the situation persists for long, Russia’s cellular connectivity will push back the country to the late ’90s when coverage used to be limited to metropolitan and rich suburbs.
Moreover, cutting ties with foreign equipment makers would leave Russian telecommunications in the 4G network as the world progresses to 5G.
Experts note that the rural areas of the country will be the first to take the hit, as telecom operators will remove the equipment placed in those areas to serve urban areas. Meanwhile, no software update will put the public at risk of cyber-attacks and frequent outages.
Government policies may slow down the death of the state’s telecommunication infrastructure
The report notes that local telecom operators stockpiled the foreign equipment earlier this year, but the situation is expected to worsen as soon as the two companies – Nokia and Ericsson – pull out of the market, i.e., December 31.
The Russian government had recently started homegrown equipment, reducing the reliance on foreign equipment makers. In the last year, the market share of locally manufactured equipment has almost doubled, from 11.6 per cent in 2021 to 25.2 per cent this year.
A coalition between telecom operators in the country would allow them to share resources that could make networks last a little longer. But, software updates will remain a hurdle for the operators.
Sources have told Reuters that both Nokia and Ericsson will discontinue providing software patches next year, posing a big hurdle for local telecom operators to keep their networks up to date.
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