Internet access more fundamental than ever. Image: Adobe Stock.
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Salt had to face an internet failure on Tuesday evening which affected all of its subscribers. At the same time, the operator continues to deploy its 5G, especially in the less obscurantist cantons, such as Neuchâtel. Finally on the Salt fiber network, I reached new records with a Huawei Mate 40 Pro!
“The incident on our IP network last night impacted the data services of all of our mobile and fixed telephony customers (the voice was not affected). The problem was resolved within an hour, so by 10 p.m. all of Salt’s customers had good data coverage again, ”Salt told us.
This small breakdown, which was reported to me by an Internet user, was almost immediately relayed by the press agencies, which shows two things. First, Internet access is so strategic today that almost all outages are publicized. Second, the fact that the Salt outages are becoming more visible shows that this operator is “probably gaining momentum” …
When Salt fiber makes sparks!
Finally, busy checking Salt’s internet, I took the opportunity to test once again its 10 Gigabits / sec symmetrically. Thanks to a 2020 MacBook Pro and specific equipment, it is always easy to reach 7.5 / 5 Gigabits / sec in the middle of the day during the holiday period at the end of the year. Always stratospheric flow.
I took the opportunity to gauge the “Wi-Fi 6+” of the Huawei Mate 40 Pro after its last update. To my surprise, I was able to use speeds of around 1.5 / 1 Gigabits / sec near a Netgear Nighthawk AX 12 modem router also updated with the latest firmware. and connected to the Salt fiber. At the peak, the Huawei exceed by several hundred Mbits / sec the iPhone 12 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G or Oppo Find X2 Pro.
5 G in pain
Finally, when asked about the ultimate 5G mobile technology, Salt indicates that “we are deploying it on the 3.5 GHz band throughout Switzerland – in accordance with cantonal rules – and the number of sites is increasing week by week. However, due to the current “moratorium” throughout the canton of Vaud, we cannot deploy 5G in this canton since no permit has been issued for the moment ”.
Obviously, the canton of Vaud particularly lends an ear to the rustling of some conspirators and other reactionaries. As a reminder, 5G frequencies were acquired legally from the Confederation, which expects operators to make a minimum commitment to achieve a certain coverage within a reasonable timeframe. Always so astonishing in a state of law!
Xavier Studer
