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All networks will switch 3G off by 2025 – though some will do so sooner. There's four main networks in the UK: Vodafone, EE, Three and O2. If you're on a different network (for example Giffgaff or iD Mobile) it'll 'piggyback' on one of the main four's network to power its service.
27 cze 2024 · Australians worried about the upcoming 3G network shutdown will be able to check if their device will still work after the nationwide closure. The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association has unveiled their new web-based tool, "Check My Device".
On 8 December 2021, the Government announced that all public 2G and 3G networks will be switched off by 2033 at the latest. However, operators have been encouraged to switch off their networks – particularly 3G networks – earlier than that.
17 wrz 2024 · Three expects to have closed its 3G offering by the end of 2024. Three never had a 2G network as it launched as the UK's first 100% 3G network. Visit the Three website for more. O2 will start phasing out 3G services in 2025, but hasn't made any announcements about 2G.
15 lut 2023 · Mobile network operators around the world continue to close legacy 2G and 3G networks in order to migrate valuable spectrum resources to more widely used 4G and 5G technologies.
The shutting down of the 3G networks allows that spectrum (the airwaves the network operates in) to be reallocated to boost and support the 4G and 5G network rollouts.
24 paź 2024 · The soon-to-be shut down 3G network has for 20 years been a critical service, especially in regional areas, but the industry wants to use the bandwidth to improve the new 4G and 5G systems.
