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EU countries are afraid of electricity shortages. And there are no powerful batt...

In Europe in the winter can disable mobile communication: Russia has tried

EU countries are afraid of electricity shortages. And there are no powerful batteries for base stations. This winter, European telecommunications companies are afraid of a shutdown because the Russian Federation does not supply gas, which will lead to lack of electricity, writes Reuters. com. Mobile and online operators of Europe will not cope with the rods, as these companies have never felt a shortage of electricity.

Therefore, there are no powerful electrical generators capable of feeding a network that provides the population with mobile communication and the Internet. Special communications (governments, military, police) have such resources. Sources reported Reuters. com that they expect problems with energy supply. Some regulators and companies from France, Sweden, Italy and Germany are already trying to solve possible problems today.

Cellular base stations, for example, are equipped with batteries, but their containers are not enough in the conditions of large -scale disconnection from the power grid. Experts say they can last only 30 minutes. According to the newspaper, such stations, about 500,000 Sweden's telecom regulator offered assistance in the purchase of portable batteries for base stations. In Germany, Nokia and Ericsson telecommunications manufacturers offer various solutions to avoid lack of electricity.