5G: Unreliable signal on Brazilian roads worries experts

In the southern region of Brazil, 5G arrived promising more speed and practicality, but it is still limited to large municipalities, and there are still many problems to be solved on roads and highways. In accordance with Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency), only 4.32% national territory has 3G and as regards 4Gcoverage is slightly higher: 12.45%.

One of the goals of the current generation of mobile Internet according to the scenario is to increase the stability of communication, but it is on the roads that the signal is unreliable, and this is very dangerous when it comes to improving safety on the highways.

In accordance with Eduardo GelereChief Executive of Ghelere Transportes, 5G should focus on improving security:

“The change is that we will be able to travel with higher data and we will automatically be able to see the live camera on the trucks. Today I managed to watch with 4G, but it’s bad. It’s not a revolution, it’s just an improvement that will take data traffic one step further.”

Despite the great potential, since at the moment the possibilities are limited, and on many routes the maximum is only 3G, experts note that efforts must be made to make the 5G signal viable in areas that really benefit from technological developments, and not just in large cities.

The importance of 5G for Brazilian drivers

Even if high-quality Internet is important in large cities, connectivity can be even more relevant for those who work behind the wheel, as is the case with truckers who need a stable means of communication via mobile phone, as car monitoring with trackers provides an additional layer of security for the transport sector.

Here indicates that:

“It is useless to have 5G in major centers unless it has as big an impact on our sector as having 3G at the edge of the runway. We have a truck that rarely breaks down, but if it does, it’s on weekends when the cell phone doesn’t receive a signal and the driver has to walk a mile to say the car has broken down. We know he stopped, but we don’t know if he’s on the side of the road or at a gas station.”

For tracking devices to work, at least 3G connection. The lack of a signal would be a big problem in situations where a professional needs to call for help in an emergency, as happens with accidents. The installation of current-generation mobile internet on highways is expected to take place soon; however, no specific dates have yet been announced.

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Source: 100 borders

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