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The Growing EV Market: Accelerating the Transformation of the Automotive Industry

The electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing rapid and transformative growth that is reshaping the automotive industry. With increasing concerns about environmental sustainability and the need for clean transportation solutions, EVs have gained significant popularity in recent years. This surge in demand is driven by factors such as government initiatives, advancements in technology, and shifting consumer preferences. The EV market has witnessed a remarkable surge as governments worldwide implement stricter emission regulations and promote the adoption of electric vehicles. Major automakers are investing heavily in EV research and development, expanding their electric vehicle offerings, and setting ambitious targets for electrification. This shift in focus toward electric mobility is driving innovation, pushing the boundaries of technology, and transforming the automotive industry as a whole. Telecommunications play a crucial role in enabling the connectivity and infrastructure required for the seamless operation of electric vehicles. Robust telecommunications networks facilitate real-time communication between EVs, charging infrastructure, and energy providers. This connectivity allows EV owners to access essential services such as remote monitoring, vehicle diagnostics, and over-the-air software updates. Moreover, telecommunications infrastructure supports the establishment of an extensive charging infrastructure network, providing users with convenient access to charging stations and enabling efficient utilisation of renewable

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4G Wireless

What Is Low Latency and How To Achieve It

In your business, it is likely that you have experienced slow network due to high traffic. This is what is called network latency or a lag. The term is used to describe delays in communication over a network, with latency referring to the amount of time it takes for a packet of data to travel over a network between sender and receiver. Latency is measured in milliseconds (ms). Typically, in a Local Area Network (LAN), the latency is negligible, clocking in below 10ms. Small number of delays mean that your connection is experiencing lower latency and is what is referred to as a low-latency network. A high-latency network means long delays, which creates bottlenecks in communication – think of it like traffic on a four-lane highway trying to merge into a single lane. So, what are the causes of network latency? Distance: The further away the device making the request is from the servers responding to those requests geographically, the longer the delay will be. This is because data travelling back and forth across the internet often must cross multiple Internet Exchange Points (IXPs). Website Design: Webpages that need to load content from several third-party websites or has large files

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How 5G & SD-WAN Makes Branch Connectivity More Powerful

Things have changed a lot since the first generation of mobile technology. Globally, 5G is becoming widely available, with Malaysia moving towards that direction. As the fifth generation of cellular networks, 5G is up to 100 times faster than 4G, with a lower latency equivalent to fixed-lines, therefore, 5G will be able to create never-before-seen opportunities for people and businesses. One such opportunity is in Software-Defined Wide-Area-Network (SD-WAN) for businesses. SD-WAN is fast becoming a staple in organisations as it enables them to intelligently steer traffic over multiple WAN links including cellular public networks. This allows enterprises to have more options to connect their WAN and route their transactions to the cloud or central servers thus improving their network performance with higher bandwidth and lower costs. Many organizations already use 4G LTE at branch locations (e.g., retail stores and restaurants) but with limited appliactions due to lower bandwidth and slow latency. With 5G, real-world speeds can now go over 100 MB and latency dropping to below 1 milliseconds as compared to over 50 milliseconds with 4G. 5G radio deployments are also expected to drive bandwidth capabilities well beyond 1 GB over the next few years. This will provide plenty of

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5G Evolution
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The 5G Evolution: Exploring The Journey From 2G to 5G

The 5G evolution is hotly anticipated. The fifth-generation wireless network technology standard is one of the fastest and most robust technologies the world has ever seen. It’s capable of faster speeds, lower latency and massive capacity. But to truly understand the myriad benefits that businesses can derive from 5G, it’s helpful to understand how the technology evolved. The road to 5G Before diving into the technical aspects of frequencies and network speeds, it helps to have a benchmark to put everything against. Think about a time you wanted to download something to watch for a long plane ride. For a 3 GB movie, it would take over an hour if you were still on a 3G network. With 5G, that gets cut down to less than a minute. But how did we get there? Wireless technology’s first generation, retroactively named 1G, launched in 1979 before arriving in the US in 1983. It used frequencies in the 800 MHz spectrum, and it helped usher in the first analogue cell phones. 2G came in 1991, and with it came expansion into the 1.9 GHz spectrum and such features as SMS (simple text messages), MMS (multimedia messages) and voicemail. This bandwidth expansion marked

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