Orange Moldova and Moldcell will implement new radio frequency plans starting with December 5. On the night of Friday to Saturday, between 11pm and 6am, temporary technical glitches are possible in the networks of the two carriers, IPN reports, quoting the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI).
The operators will switch over from the old plan of frequencies in the 900 MHz, based on the licenses that expired recently, to the new plan of frequencies in the same band, based on the licenses issued by the ANRCETI this August. This is a novelty for Moldova. Both of the carriers will do it simultaneously so as to avoid reciprocal interference.
By implementing the new plans of frequencies in the GSM radio access networks, the process of re-planning and reallocating radio frequencies in the 900 MHz band for providing public land mobile communications services and networks will be completed. The mobile communications networks 3G and 4G, which use radio frequency bands ranging from 2100 MHz to 2600 MHz, will not be affected.
The ANRCETI will make sure that Orange Moldova and Moldcell appropriately implement the new radio frequency plans and ensure the quality parameters stipulated in the license conditions.
This year, the ANRCETI has issued eight licenses allowing using radio frequencies of the bands 800, 900 and 1,800 MHz for providing public mobile communications services and networks during 15 years to Orange Moldova, Moldcell and Moldtelecom. Under the license conditions, technological neutrality will be for the first time implemented in the mobile communications networks. This means that the provider will be able to chose and use the wanted technology in the bands 800, 900 and 1,800 MHz without a license or authorization from the authorities.
