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Best Free Life Simulation Games for Android, iOS
A life simulator game is a special kind of game in which the gamers have control over a character's life and all its in-game actions. Not many good life simulation games are available for android or iOS devices. For years, titles like "The Sims" and a few other title series have dominated Windows PC and Mac. But there hasn't been much for the mobile simulation games lovers that offer the same addictive and fun gameplay. However, in recent years, a few really great life simulation games have been developed for Android and iOS devices. The following is a list of the most popular free life simulation games for iOS and Android devices.
Top 10 Free Life Simulator Games for Android and iOS Devices
The Sims
The Sims is a title for one of the most popular and widely played life simulator games worldwide. It is a part of EA's famous life simulator series. In the game, players can characterize, interact with different virtual people, perform various tasks, furnish a home and personal accessories, and thus live a life.
There are currently two particular games in the franchise named ‘The Sims Mobile’ and ‘The Sims: Free Play’. The Sims Free Play shares many similarities to the main series. The Sims: Mobile is the most recent version.
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Both games have advantages and disadvantages. The Sims Free Play is more difficult. It has difficult quests that are difficult to complete due to the highly competitive time chase. The Sims: Mobile, on the contrary, offers a combative free-to-play yet pay-to-win experience.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
This isn't a typical "life sim" game; rather, it is perfectly worth the list. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp allows players to create a gaming character, refurbish a campsite, interact with some original Animal Crossing characters, and make friendship with other "neighbours.".
Gamers can also decorate a campsite, cabin, and RV interior. So, they will get many options and elements for furnishing and decorating. The game also places a strong emphasis on making actions and features like crafting, clothing, acting and mini-games such as fishing and roaming around.
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AltLife
AltLife is another game that best exemplifies its life sim genre. This game lets everyone live the life of a regular man. Their life begins as a baby and progresses through childhood, adolescence, work, and, eventually, death. They can choose from a variety of real-life events, such as relationships, careers, hobbies, and a variety of other things going on around them.
There are also a few remarkable caveats in the game. The first, and the most vexing, is the game's UI elements, which occasionally make it clunky.
BitLife
BitLife is more like a text-based game in which players can choose their own paths. In other words, how they want to live is determined by the options they choose provided in the game. Players can choose whether they want to marry or remain single, want struggle or comfort. What is more? The gamers have to decide whether they want to attend colleges or schools. They will have complete control over their character's appearance and life in this game.
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
This Life Simulation game is almost similar to some of the celeb games. It is based on the popular Harry Potter franchise. Gamers get to design their own characters, get assigned to a Hogwarts house, attend lessons, study spells, fight against competing wizards.
Vivo Y21 Tk10 lakh prize campaign continues
Global technology brand Vivo recently upgraded its affordable smartphone range with the launch of the new Y21 smartphone in Bangladesh.
Vivo is also offering attractive prizes for early buyers, including a Tk10 lakh prize for one lucky winner.
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The winner will be selected from among the customers who either purchased the smartphone by pre-booking from September 16 to 20 or will buy it within the first week of its release by September 27.
The brand is also offering other prizes, including Tk2,100 cash-back and gift boxes.
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Reasat Ahmed, assistant manager of vivo Bangladesh, said, "The Y series caters to the ever-evolving customer needs of Bangladesh. With its sleek design and 8.0mm super slim body, Y21 is one of the best smartphones in the budget-friendly segment."
Y21 comes with an impressive 5000mAh battery along with an 18W Fast Charge and a Type-C charging port. It supports 10 hours of online gaming on a full charge and 15 hours of video viewing.
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Running on MediaTek Helio P35 processor, the phone is equipped with 4GB + 1GB 2nd Generation Extended RAM, which enables it to run more apps with ease.
Available in Metallic Blue and Diamond Glow colours, the phone is retailing for Tk14,990, according to a media statement.
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Robi brings cloud-based data storage service 'My Drive'
Robi has brought the first telecom-based consumer cloud service, "My Drive," in the country.
The cloud-based drive aims to solve people's data storage limitation problem on their smartphones.
My Drive is a personal cloud solution that enables customers to backup and organise their data – photos, videos, music, documents, call logs and SMSes.
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Customers will also be able to connect to their Facebook or Instagram accounts and sync photos to My Drive from Facebook or Instagram.
Local consumers often fail to buy space in international drive solutions for not having access to credit cards.
Using Robi's airtime balance, consumers can conveniently buy data storage space in My Drive.
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Robi and Airtel customers will receive 7GB storage in My Drive free for one month as a launching offer.
Robi customers can enjoy 20GB of data storage for 30 days in My Drive by purchasing a 5GB data pack at Tk307.
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Similarly, customers can avail of 50GB and 100GB data storage by purchasing 10GB and 20GB data packs at Tk437 and Tk557.
Robi brings this personal cloud storage solution in partnership with JhoroTEK, a value-added service provider; Funambol Inc, a leading personal cloud storage platform provider and Simple Technology Solutions and Traders, according to a media statement.
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Samsung Galaxy A22 5G Review: Can it Fulfil the Users' Expectations?
All over the year 2021, Samsung has given more focus to mid-budget phones. It has launched two separate smartphones with different internet technology (4G, 5G) under a single name. On July 23, 2021, Samsung launched another phone named Galaxy A22 5G in the Indian market. This phone compromises some of the great features of its previous 4G version just to accommodate the 5G technology. This Samsung Galaxy A22 5G review will give a detailed heads up for the people who want to buy this phone.
Key Features of Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
Design
The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G has a high-quality design that is more like the recent iPhones. Sides with angular finish with a backside adorned with a silky shimmer as well as a matte finish brings an elegant look to the phone. The dark gray, white, or light violet color variations all look great. The smartphone is comfortable to hold.
Although the plastic used on the back is unexpected, nothing much has been reported about the display glass. It makes it difficult to get an idea about the shatter resistance of the display. The build quality of the 167.2x76.4x9.0mm dimensioned phone appears to be high. But when the phone gets twisted, it makes a clear cracking noise. Samsung has applied strong pressure to both the front and backside with fingers that do not penetrate the display's liquid crystal.
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The phone is not light, weighing around 203 grams, but it's not significantly heavier when compared to the other phones in this price range.
Display
The Galaxy A22 5G lacks an OLED display, while the 4G variant has it. The Galaxy A22 5G also uses a lesser quality IPS panel, with the highest brightness level of 418 cd/m2. It can be an issue, particularly in the bright surrounding.
The brightness distribution is also quite uneven: the darkest area of the display is only 76% as bright as the brightest.
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Despite its low price, the Galaxy A22 5G has a Full HD display featuring 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, and 399ppi pixel density. This phone offers a 90Hz refresh rate. It produces a more fluid experience when scrolling and using the device.
When the sun is shining brightly outside, the dim display makes it difficult to see anything. The viewing angles on display are adequate. When tilting the device, only a very slight darkening of the image is visible.
The color reproduction level is adequate, but some warm tones are noticeably off. Users who want to be certain that they are getting the correct colors on display will not find it.
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Rear Camera
There is a tri-camera setup on the back, but only the primary camera and the wide-angle camera can be used to take photos. The third lens is only used to aid in portrait photography.
The rear camera setup has 48 megapixels (f/1.8), but only images with a quarter of that resolution are typically generated. This is because every four pixels are combined into one in order to increase light yield. Images taken with 12 megapixels also look perfectly adequate for most cases. Users will be able to take full-resolution photos in a special mode if they wish.
The color reproduction on the main camera is modest, which is close to natural but makes images appear a little less vibrant. The camera is only mediocre in terms of detail sharpness. Surfaces show obvious pixel artifacts. The camera does a reasonably good job of lighting subjects in low light and high contrast situations; it can still show details, and it does a pretty good job overall.
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The 5 MP (f/2.2) wide-angle camera features 115-degrees field of view. This sensor is useful for taking snapshots. However, users shouldn't zoom in too far to keep the display clear. Zooming is only possible by switching between the primary and wide-angle lenses. No intermediate levels are available. The third camera is a 2 MP (f/2.4) depth sensor.
Videos can be recorded at 2K resolution at a frame rate of 30 fps. In general, recording at speeds greater than 30 frames per second is not supported. Switching between these lenses is only possible before the video recording begins. Normally, the autofocus appears to be fast, but it takes a while before it focuses on the desired subject.
Front Lens
Once again, an 8MP (f/2.0) lens in a mid-range phone is a step back. In bright light, the camera takes good self-portraits, though it isn't a departure from the norm. As a result, selfie-lovers will still be pleased with the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G.
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The images are detailed and well-presented. Portrait mode is also commendable. Due to factors such as stray hairs and excessive dust in the environment, a few soft edges may appear in some cases. With this frontless camera, users can capture 1080p video at 30 frames per second.
Performance
The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G (7nm) SoC. A22 is equipped with an Octa-core processor composed of two Cortex-A76 cores with maximum 2.2 GHz clock speed combined with six Cortex-A55 cores featuring 2.0 GHz clock speed. The graphic unit of this phone is provided with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU.
The predecessor, the Galaxy A21s, still used an in-house Exynos SoC that couldn't compete with different smartphones in the price range. But the Galaxy A22 5G manages to take the lead in the benchmarks at times.
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However, in terms of graphics performance, the smartphone still lags slightly behind. However, the differences between them and the rest of the smartphones should be barely noticeable in everyday use.
Overall, Samsung chose a better SoC in this generation, at least in the 5G model, and it has also been decently optimized. Although stutters may occur in everyday use on occasion, they are more likely to occur when running very demanding apps or performing multiple tasks at once. In terms of browser performance, the phone also outperforms. In benchmarks, it outperforms most comparison devices.
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G has several variants 64/4GB, 128/4GB, 128/6GB, and 128/8GB. The RAM power ranges from 4 to 8 GB. Starting from 64GB, the internal storage capacity spans up to 128GB.
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Battery and Charger
The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G has a large 5,000mAh battery that will last for a long time. Users will get day-long battery support with moderate use even if the battery capacity is reduced by half. Even a full day of intense gaming will not deplete the battery.
Apart from a charger with a capacity of 15 watts and a charging cable, the phone gives only a SIM tool. No special accessories for the Galaxy A22 5G were available on Samsung's website. If you need another 15-watt charger, you can get one from Samsung.
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Price in Bangladesh
For the basic variant (4GB Ram and 64GB ROM), users have to pay £209.00 (BDT 24392.66; £1=BDT 116.49) to buy the phone. This latest Samsung phone is expected to be launched in Bangladesh soon. However, in Bangladesh, the official price of the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G may vary depending on tax issues and the seller’s policy.
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy A22 5G is undoubtedly a competent yet efficient device that excels in some areas while lacking in others. By virtue of design, it appears to be a standard phone; but appearances do not always tell the whole story. If performance is your main focus, especially in this price range, the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC is a good choice.
However, some competitors may offer a little more bang for your buck. Besides, the 48MP camera system doesn't add anything unique compared to other phones available in the same price range. However, when all of the Samsung Galaxy A22's features are considered, it appears to be quite reasonable.
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'Boosting electronics, hi-tech industry the need of the day'
Boosting the domestic electronics and hi-tech industry is highly required for achieving the government's vision of turning Bangladesh into a developed country by 2041, said Walton Hi-Tech Industries Managing Director Golam Murshed at an international summit in Switzerland.
Murshed, also the chief executive officer of Walton Hi-Tech, called for improvement in research and innovation for boosting the country's electronics and hi-tech product manufacturing industries.
He made the remarks while addressing the concluding session of the first phase of a roadshow titled "Investor summit: Bangladesh capital markets" held in Switzerland's Zurich recently.
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To facilitate and encourage the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to invest in the country's capital market, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) initiated the two-phases roadshow "The Rise of Bengal Tiger: Potentials of Trade and Investment in Bangladesh."
Murshed said: "Bangladesh is now showing successes in several fields including GDP growth, poverty alleviation, and improvement of living standards; increase in education rate, empowerment of women, foreign exchange supply, stable capital market, political stability; infrastructure and policy development."
"Using the government's industry-friendly duty and policy support, Walton has become Bangladesh's electronics giant. Beyond the country's boundaries, Walton products are being exported to around 40 countries."
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The investor summit has been attended by high-level delegates from Bangladesh and Switzerland, along with business conglomerates and investors.
Also, the NRBs, foreign investors and institutional investors in Switzerland joined the summit.
Earlier, the roadshows were also held in four cities in the US and UAE this year. Walton is one of the partners of the US and Switzerland roadshows. The upcoming roadshows, led by the BSEC, will be held in Russia and the UK.
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realme launches 3 new service centers within 1 month
Smartphone brand realm has recently opened 3 new service centers in Mymensingh, Jashore and Khulna within a month’s difference.
With the opening of these new branches, realme now has around 22 service centers and more than 300 brand shops across the country.
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The service center in Mymensingh is located at 01, CK Ghosh Road (Opposite side of Press Club), Jashore’s one at Level- 03, Accenture Gazi Purbachal Tower, R.N Road and Khulna service center at Level: 02, Madhumati Bank Building, Islam Traders, Sheikh Para, 18 KDA Avenue, Tatul Tola Mor.
Except Fridays, realme customers can avail of any service from Mymensingh Service Center from 10am-7pm (lunch break from 1-2pm), Khulna Service Center from 9:30am-6:30pm (lunch break from 1-2pm) and Jashore Service Center from 10am-7pm (lunch break from 1-2pm).
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Opening 3 new service centers within a timeframe of one month, speaks of realme’s determination to serve their customers in the best way.
Tim Shao, Managing Director of realme Bangladesh, said, “At realme, our customers and fans always remain at the top of our priority list.Our new service centers are just continuation of those initiatives intended to improve customer experience.”
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realme hopes to launch many more service centers in future to reach more customers even outside the capital with their services, said the official.
Symphony Z33 Review: Know the Pros and Cons
Symphony Z33 is an enhanced and improved addition to the Symphony’s Z series. It is the successor to the Symphony Z32. Symphony's latest innovation Z33 is released in 12 September, 2021 in Bangladesh. From the configuration to the price range of the latest phones tell that Symphony has kept on its fight to have its grasp over the minimum budget phones’ consumers. Coming in at the least price, Symphony Z33 has much to provide. Read this article to know the features, specs and price of Symphony Z33 in Bangladesh.
Symphony Z33 Full Review
Design
The Symphony Z33 has a standard design that lifts itself above and beyond its price point. The phone's 164.4 x 75.7 x 8.63mm dimension gives it a tab-like appearance. It weighs about 190g. Users may find it difficult to operate it with one hand.
The phone's overall design is appealing and functional. Users will not be able to complain about the look thanks to the vertical textured pattern on the back with a starry and glowing gradient effect. The subtle texture gives both a hand-feel with a good visual feel. It allows for a better grip on this massive phone while protecting the back from finger stains.
On the back of the phone, a dual-camera bump and a fingerprint sensor will be found. The sensor appears to be a bit lofty than average phones. So, reaching it with your fingers requires much effort. The volume controllers’ buttons and the power button are located on the phone's right side. The dual SIM card slot is on the left, while a loudspeaker and an audio jack on the bottom. Clearly, consumers will receive more than just the basics.
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Symphony Z33 is available in several colors, like black, blue, green, and pink.
Display
It has a 6.52-inch Full HD, IPS display with a resolution of up to 1600*720. The size of its display is significantly higher than the price of many other entry-level phones. The phone's display has a good refresh rate, which adds to its toughness. That means users of the phone will have a positive experience with the touch response.
The brightness level is quite low which appears to be an issue. However, with a 263ppi color density on the display, the phone offers much promise in the picture quality segment. A teardrop lens housing can be found on the upper mid area of the display. In addition, users will find chins and bezels thinner. The display supports 16.7 million color systems and projects high resolution videos and pictures without hurdles.
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Cameras on the Back
The primary camera panel includes two cameras. The primary camera has a 13MP wide-angle lens and a 2MP depth sensor. The aperture is F/1.85. The images produced by these lenses are average, and nothing out of the ordinary will be produced by Symphony Z33 cameras.
The delivered images may appear to have a slightly warm tone. A certain amount of warm tone sometimes adds value to the overall look of the images, while other times it detracts from the ambiance. In low light, the contrast increases.
The primary camera duo comes with a lot of features like AI, Watermark, Portrait Mode, Night Mode, Insight Google lens, Motion, Enhanced lowlight photo, Slow-motion, QR Code, Face beauty, and HDR. Photos taken at night require extra care to achieve a high level of quality.
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With the primary camera, users can record videos at 30 frames per second for a maximum resolution of 720p.
Secondary Camera
An 8MP selfie lens is housed in the front teardrop holder. Given the current trend in other low-cost phones, the Symphony Z33 has included the maximum capacity lens for a front facing camera. The front lens simply boosts the brightness of the image. This results in clear photos, but the image becomes smoother due to the lack of sharpness and details. Portrait mode photographs are of somewhat average quality and add nothing to the overall performance of the camera.
Performance, System and Graphics
The phone is powered by an octa-core 1.8GHZ 12 nm processor. This chipset is more likely to be found in low-range phones. Moreover, Symphony Z33 has a 680 MHz GPU installed to complement the processor. Combinedly, the phone provides regular performance and a low-level gameplay.
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Symphony Z33 is blessed with 3GB RAM which out wins many competitor phones from other brands. And, the provided 32GB built-in memory is enough for regular operations. However, using a microSD card, the storage capacity can be enhanced up to 128GB.
Users will find the overall gameplay quite poor because the phone lags while running high- or mid resolution games like PUBG, Call of Duty, or Asphalt. Gamers should avoid playing such games because it can put strain on the processor. When it comes to the operating system, the Symphony Z33 runs on Android 11. So, it will smooth out some tasks and provide a better experience.
Battery and Charging
This brings us to another of Symphony Z33's strong points. It has a 5000 mAh battery. It can keep the Symphony Z33 running for up to two days on a single charge for a regular user. With long hours of gaming and video watching, users can run the phone for at least a single day.
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The phone comes with a charger in the box. The charger takes a fair amount of time to raise the battery level once the phone is plugged.
Price of Symphony Z33 in Bangladesh
There is only one version of the Symphony Z33 available in the market. It comes with a 3GB RAM and a 32GB ROM capacity. Users will have to pay BDT 8,790 to get the phone.
Conclusion
The market for low-cost phones has become one of the most competitive one. It's difficult to raise one's head in such a crowd. The Symphony Z33 has made an effort with its ideal design, large display, powerful RAM, and standard battery. When compared to the price, all of the other deficiencies do not appear to be issued. People seeking an entry level budget phone under BDT 10,000 with the capacity of handling regular tasks can choose the phone without thinking much.
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Oppo launches 'Guess the story' campaign
Global smart device brand Oppo has launched the "Trustworthy Guess the Story" campaign where the participants will get a chance to be rewarded by completing a half-narrated story.
The stories will portray different imaginary situations, "narrating trustworthy services Oppo provides to its customers."
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Oppo will share half of the story in a video and will post on its official Facebook page and will let the audience guess the next story.
The winners will get Oppo Enco W11. The activity will continue from September 20-27, according to a media statement.
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Enco W11 is a pair of wireless headphones with binaural simultaneous Bluetooth transmission, enhanced bass, 20-hour battery life and dust and water resistance features. Music lovers can enjoy unlimited music with superb audio quality because of its 8mm dynamic drivers with titanium-plated composite diaphragms.
Is the top 1 smartphone brand getting ignored – Which brand is that?
Youth-centric smartphone brand realme began its journey in Bangladesh in February 2020, and within only five quarters, the company has turned out to be the number 1 brand in the Bangladesh market on many fronts.
According to the leading global technology market analyst firm Canalys, realme has taken the top spot among smartphone makers in Bangladesh in Q2, 2021, with an annual growth of 258% in the Bangladesh smartphone market.
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In addition to that, realme has recently become the top-selling brand in the Daraz 7th Anniversary Sale.
Smartphones will continue to play a key role in democratizing technology, especially in Bangladesh, where thousands of aspirational and tech-savvy young buyers are igniting new trends. So, when realme provided the opportunity to buy selective realme smartphones from Daraz availing of anniversary offers, smartphone fans went on the shopping spree, and a record number of realme phones were sold at the campaign.
Nowadays, not everyone, especially the youth, can afford high-end smartphones with industry features. realme’s entry into the market has been a blessing in disguise for the the youth. The company, propelled by the youngsters, uniquely understands its target market and shares the same attitude.
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realme’s unique personality has led to another acquirement of having the highest engagement among all brands on their Facebook page, according to socialbakers report. The report revealed that realme had experienced absolute growth of its fans on social media networking sites with 169.15% relative growth, which is much higher than other brands.
Moreover, when it comes to average interactions per post, realme is well ahead of others, with a rate of 9,064.37 interactions per post. With an engaged audience and absolute growth of fans, realme is set to add more feathers in their cap in the foreseeable future.
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Google Alphabet’s Project Taara: Light beam broadband internet creates new hope in Africa
The triumph of the internet is all around today. Nowadays, people can do almost everything from sitting at home, such as shopping to getting married! In a word, if there is the internet, everything is in one's hands. In this era of speedy internet and communication technology, there are still some places in the world where the internet is far away, and even the mobile signals do not reach properly. However, it is not like those places are deprived, or no one gives attention to them. The places that don't have internet are mainly due to geographical location or natural reasons. Some villages in Congo, Africa, are such remote locations. But this time, Google's new project named 'Project Taara' is working on providing high-speed internet to those remote villages.
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What is Project Taara?
According to Project X, Google's own company, the technology will actually transmit the internet at very high and invisible super high-speed laser-based system light. The subject is a lot like optical fiber, but in this case, no cable or wire will be used.
This innovative approach to Internet connection was implemented under Alphabet X's 'Project Taara.' Alphabet X is a research and innovation company under Alphabet Inc., the parent company of search giant Google. The company works with a variety of innovative technologies, in many cases with strict confidentiality.
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It has already successfully set up a laser-based system to supply the internet across the Congo River at 20 GBPS speed, which can cover distances of up to 20 kilometers.
When did Project Taara start?
Project Taara has been working for three years since 2017. Alphabet X is partnering with Econet Group and Liquid Telecom to launch high-speed Internet services in sub-Saharan Africa and has even begun commercial marketing in Kenya.
How does Taara service work?
This technology usually sends a signal to the receiver via radio wave from a server with a transmitter mounted on a tall building or a tower. The company claims that currently, people are able to access the internet at speeds of up to 1 Gbps only. But the new technology will allow users to access the Internet at speeds of up to 20 GBPS.
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While the current broadband fiber-optics service transmits information on pulses of light, the Taara will transmit the data in a special form of twisted light. The regular fiber-optics' encoding and processing system affect the data speed. But the twisted light forms the missing key and helps in unlocking the super-fast communication.
The advanced Taara communication system not only carries more data; but also processes it faster through the light beams. Nevertheless, the internet speed can be as much as 100 times faster than the current system broadband system.
Has this been tested?
Google's technology has already been tested in remote areas of India and Africa. This new technology will greatly reduce the difficulties of providing internet service in the towers, and tall buildings.
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Besides these, by virtue of the new technology internet access can be assured in jungles, rivers, railway tracks, and several other remote areas. In simple words, the advanced technology is expected to be very effective in places where it is virtually impossible to deliver optical fiber.
The technology has already been successfully tested in Andhra Pradesh, India, and villages across the Congo River, Africa. And it has yielded promising results in each case.
Previously Google took another step named “Project Loon” to provide internet service through the balloon, which did not make the cut. Google's Taara, on the other hand, seems very promising as it transmitted 700 TB data over a 20-day period test in Congo. Furthermore, the light beam technology had 99.9 percent during the testing period.
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On the user's side, there was no hint when the data passed through FCOS nodes or the wires. Further, Google wanted to make the experience indistinguishable, and seemingly they are successful. According to Google, the system is placed high up, and it can adjust itself up to five degrees to uphold a perfect connection. The test also shows that the laser system was up even in the face of unexpected obstacles, such as extreme weather, flocks of flying birds, etc.
The latest test removed the pretty stubborn connection gap between the Republic of Congo city of Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Kinshasa. Although the names are almost the same, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are two different countries. The two countries gained independence from the European colonial occupation in 1960 at about the same time.
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The distance between Brazzaville and Kinshasa was five kilometers only. But, it was complicated and expensive to connect the two cities with fiber cable in a conventional way due to the river flowing between them.
The cost of broadband connectivity has increased fivefold as the Internet has simply turned the tide. The problem is partially solved by Alphabet X's Lighting Internet connection or The Wireless Optical Communication (WOC) system. Therefore, the 17 million people living in those cities will be able to access the high-speed internet soon.
Challenges
The WOC system comes from 'free space optical communication' technology. The technology originated from Project Loon, a project to send data using lasers between multiple balloons floating in the atmosphere.
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However, Alphabet closed Project Loon in February 2021 due to a lack of commercial potential. Now they started Project Taara with the same concept. But this technology is not perfect yet. The system was up 99% during the taste. But, unwanted objects like fog, hostile weather, clouds, or birds flying through the light waves, can disrupt the WOC system.
However, the BBC reports that it is possible to deal with that complication by increasing the power of the laser transmission. The WOC system works much like a telescope; Mirrors, lighting, software, and hardware - these four combine to control the destination of light. The report says that the researchers have also found a way to avoid the disruption of the connection due to the birds flying through the middle. Alphabet X is also testing the technology in Kenya, India, Mexico, and the United States.
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