In the previous administration, former minister Mondli Gungubele imposed a 31 December 2027 deadline for the sunsetting of 2G ...

The ill-planned shutdown of Australia's 3G network not only happened with little notice, but has caused a technological ...

As the last 2G/3G services are closing this year, Mercedes-Benz and Smart owners discover that they will not be able to ...

It points out that the average mobile base station worldwide consumes around 5kW of power. This depends on technologies ...

SMS, or Short Message Service, is the protocol that cellular phones use to send and receive text messages over a 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G network. Unlike app-based messaging services, you don't need a ...

A large portion of African smartphone users still rely on 3G networks, limiting their access to high-speed mobile experiences ...

The closure of 2G mobile networks from the end of 2025 is likely to put many connected devices out of service, including alarms and remote assistance bracelets.

making it the last player to close 3G services and have only 2G, 4G and 5G networks in the country. Bharti Airtel, India’s second largest operator which has about 90 million 2G customers ...

One New Zealand has announced it will align its 2G and 3G switch-off dates for the end of next year. The carrier, formerly Vodafone NZ, confirmed today (October 25) that it will move its 3G switch-off ...

Deutsche Telekom has announced plans to retire its 2G mobile network in the summer of 2028. According to the carrier, it expects to completely switch off the network by June 30, 2028. The telco said ...