Telecom

1-    There are 2 ways to deploy 5G radio ; non-standalone mode (NSA) and standalone mode (SA). In NSA mode, 5G interacts with the 4G core. To deploy 5G in SA mode, a 5G core network is required. According to the GSMA, the global mobile industry association, 4G will continue to deploy in parallel with 5G NSA. There will even be ... Read More »

1-Telecoms used around the planet Mars The distance between the Earth and the planet Mars varies over time and depends on the position of the two planets in relation to the sun. The distance which separates the Earth from Mars is the smallest when the Earth is positioned between Mars and the Sun. In this specific case, the distance is ... Read More »

1-What are the telecommunications means used by space shuttles during the different trips, and specifically what are the frequencies used? For Apollo 11, the late Niels Armstrong told me when we met on the 24th of November, 1997 in Rabat, Morocco, that the S-Band is used between the moon and the earth (Houston), while the VHF is used between the earth ... Read More »

For almost a year, social networks have seized the health crisis to make it their favorite subject. This topic is starting to get boring however, especially that we have the impression that behind every Internet user hides a potential doctor who refutes what some say or approves what others say. So as not to add to the outdated debate on ... Read More »

A telecom network, regardless of the switching technology used, is generally not designed to normally carry traffic in crisis situations. Before the advent of packet switching and particularly in the 1980s, Erlang’s mathematical law was used to size a telecom network based on circuit switching. To protect networks from attempted calls, the criterion of “BHCA” was used. This criterion, defines ... Read More »

The coronavirus epidemic has affected revenues of all multinational companies, negatively or positively. During this pandemic, the internet giants (GAFAM) in particular have made themselves especially useful;  their products and services have become essential in our daily lives. As a result, their turnover grew positively and they were among the biggest winners in this time of crisis. They thus saw ... Read More »

By Youssef Diop (*). -Behavior of networks in Morocco during the lockdown period. As stated in this issue of Lte magazine, “International telecom players have been asked to step up actions to meet user needs, while avoiding network congestion”. A telecom network, regardless of the switching technology used, is generally not designed to carry traffic in crisis situations. A few ... Read More »

Article written by A. Khaouja and published by the magazine “Industrie du Maroc” in May 2020. As soon as the first cases of Covid-19 were recorded in early March 2020, Morocco anticipated its related harmful effects, and consequently toke a series of actions. Among these, we could cite the mobilization of the Moroccan industry and national actors affected by the ... Read More »

1-5G: a breakthrough technology: With 5G, a real technological breakthrough was born. The 3G and then 4G generations of mobile telephony are part of technological continuity. Each new generation was an evolution of the previous one. 2-5G will offer an increased throughput and very low latency, close to optical fiber. Speeds equivalent to the optical fiber, around at least 100 ... Read More »

Interview effectué par Lte magazine (Khaouja) avec M. YASSINE REGRAGUI, Expert en Fintech & Chine, anciennement chez Alibaba en Chine et Deloitte en France. Retrouvez sa bio complète à la fin de l’interview. Nous le remercions d’avoir accepté cet entretien. Pouvez-vous nous énumérer brièvement les opérations financières les plus importantes qu’on peut effectuer actuellement à partir de nos smartphones ? Depuis ... Read More »