Taiwan's Far EasTone to switch off 5,000 base stations
Expected to help cut carbon emissions
Expected to help cut carbon emissions
Spectrum will be used to improve 4G and 5G services
The operator will begin phased switch-off later this year
Has been launched to help operators prepare for the sunsetting of 2G/3G services
What does this mean for the development of 5G and IoT services?
Demand for 3G services has nosedived
The operator called time on its 3G service last year
2G to be decommissioned first by the operator
Plymouth and Basingstoke will be the first to see 3G services go
And plans to decommission 2G and 3G by 2028
Another 3G shutdown looms
Ahead of full switch-off this year
Another week means another 3G switch-off is looming
And also announces plans to shut down 3G service
Becomes last of the big 3 US carriers to do so
Another day, another 3G switch off date announced
3G to go next year, with 2G gone by 2030
Lithuanian telco follows the trend of other mobile operators
The operator has hit its 5G rollout target a month ahead of schedule
Paving the way for enhancing its 4G and 5G services
2G was meant to go by 2024
Spectrum will be used to boost 4G and 5G services instead
Operators across the world are gearing up to switch-off their 3G networks
The deals will expand 3G, 4G, and 5G services in the country