Keeping Mobile Networks Running Top Priority During COVID-19 Pandemic – Traboulsi

Chafic Traboulsi, head of Networks at Ericsson Middle East & Africa during a media webinar to discuss network capacity, performance and digitization as service providers gear up for an unprecedented situation presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, said that keeping mobile networks running is top priority during COVID19 pandemic.

Ericsson presented how the company is working with telecom service providers to manage their networks and face continued changes in traffic patterns during uncertain times.

He said: “During these challenging times, service providers are focusing their attention on solving the myriad of challenges that have been created or exacerbated by the pandemic.

“It’s critically important to ensure that service providers consider the importance of planning and optimizing their networks. Today’s webinar is our way of staying close to customers and supporting them in managing capacity and performance in this crisis situation.”

Cellular, fixed broadband and wireless technologies are all essential for helping businesses of all sizes keep things running remotely.

As service providers recognize that their services are proving an essential lifeline now more than ever, the webinar highlighted three major trends that have emerged since the beginning of the crisis: Different traffic patterns: Reduced mobility, changed utilization patterns, with high concentration on suburban areas. Fixed and mobile telecommunications networks have experienced major shifts in traffic as more lockdowns mean a decrease of data traffic in urban areas and an increase in suburban and residential areas.