Closing down 2G fits with the regulator's remit of making the best use of available spectrum. Typical phone replacement rates are something like every twenty months, so killing off something which saw ...

These are the twilight hours of 2G. The old mobile phone network, on which many of us spent our youth in the '90s texting and playing Snake, is slowly getting phased out in Australia. The country's ...

Chilean mobile operator Entel has confirmed it will begin the shutdown of its 2G network next year. The company instead plans to focus on developing its 4G and 5G networks. In a statement, Entel said ...

The 2G network technology, which is one of the oldest forms of cellular network technology, is currently being used by millions of users in India. However, there has been a call to shut down 2G in ...

Since the very early 1990s, we have become used to ubiquitous digital mobile phone coverage for both voice and data. Such has been their success that they have for many users entirely supplanted the ...

Haroun joined Android Police in 2021, reporting on the latest stories in the tech world. Since then, he’s gleefully covered everything from the most mundane Google Docs features to more mainstream ...

T-Mobile is the last of the US Big Three to still have its 2G networks up, but not for long. Image: Peter Holden/TalkAndroid Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles.

T-Mobile's 2G network shuts down next year, or in 2024, to be more exact, years after other carriers did so. The US carrier interestingly continued to offer a 2G network to its customers even after ...

The UK Spectrum Policy Forum says any switch off of 2G networks should be carefully planned and might not take place until the 2030s. Mobile operators hope that a ‘sunset’ of 2G will reduce ...

Still rocking a Motorola Razr on Verizon? Take note — your cellphone service days are numbered. On Thursday, Big Red confirmed that it’s putting the final nails in the coffin of its legacy cellphone ...

The telecom regulator is set to shut down the existing 2G network by October 2019 to give mobile operators more efficient network capacity and pave the way to 5G wireless broadband service by 2020.