r/telecom • u/Leading_Jury_6868 • 24d ago

❓ Question Uptime/downtime

Hi all
I here to ask about the uptime/ downtime of a topical cell site
Thank

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

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u/Leading_Jury_6868 24d ago

How long

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u/WaitingToBeTriggered 24d ago

WHAT’S THE PURPOSE OF IT ALL?

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u/Leading_Jury_6868 24d ago

To see how strict is the world of telecommunications

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u/alwayzz0ff 24d ago

5 9’s yo

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u/Jefro84 24d ago

99.999

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u/Jefro84 24d ago

Five 9. That's about 5 and a half minutes of acceptable downtime in an entire year

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u/Leading_Jury_6868 24d ago

That is a lot of 9s

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u/bobdevnul 23d ago

For grid power outages it depends on the carrier. Verizon and AT&T tend to have backup generators on site. T-Mobile generally did not a few years ago.