This week, KPN has announced formal plans to shutdown its 2G network by December 2025.
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Jio targets customers languishing on 2G with launch of budget 4G phone
News The company will target the roughly 20% of Indian mobile subscribers still using 2G feature phones This week, Reliance Industries, parent company of Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio, has announced the launch of a 4G-enabled phone costing just Rs 999 ($12). The...
Bouygues Telecom lays out 2G and 3G sunsetting plans
News The French operator said it will shut down its 2G networks in 2026, followed by its 3G network in 2029 This week, Bouygues Telecom’s B2B Market Director, Jean-Christophe Ravaux, has been quoted by French news media L’Usine Digitale suggesting that the company...
CityFibre and Vodafone complete 2Gbps trial in York
Press Release CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has successfully completed a trial of 2Gbps residential services in York with its launch partner Vodafone. The trial was made possible by CityFibre’s recent upgrade of its York network to...
South African sunset for 2G & 3G targets 2025
News The refarmed spectrum will be invaluable for improving more modern mobile services, but the accelerated shutdown timeline could present an issue for millions of 2G and 3G customers Earlier this month, South Africa’s Communications Minister, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni,...
GSA: 2G and 3G switch-offs being completed, planned or in progress with 135 operators in 68 countries and territories
Press Release The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) today released the findings of its new report 2G-3G Switch-off July-2022. Drawing on information collected by the GSA about the switch-off of 2G and 3G around the world, this report focuses on the number of...
Connexin pick up the pace in Hull with speeds exceeding 2GB
News In their continued bid to develop Hull’s digital infrastructure, ISP and Smart City specialist Connexin have customers in Hull benefitting from the fastest speeds seen in the area to date. Connexin’s new 10GB capable full-fibre network has recorded...
Orange taking leisurely approach to shut down of 2G & 3G
Speaking at a press conference at MWC2022, Orange Group’s CTIO Michael Trabbia explained the company’s strategy for shutting down legacy services, aiming for a seamless transition
DCMS wants Open RAN future as it plans 2G/3G sunset
In a joint statement with UK mobile operators, the government said it was now targeting 35% of the nation’s mobile traffic to be carried by Open RAN architecture by 2030
UAE latest country to signal the twilight of 2G
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) operators said that their 2G networks will be shut down in phases, with total discontinuation of service expected at the end of 2022
Swisscom quietly turns off 2G network
The operator turned off the network after almost 30 years, with the 2G spectrum now being used to support 4G and 5G services
Orange promises top speeds of 1.2Gbps as it launches 5G in Romania
The launch will initially encompass 3 key cities, rapidly expanding to more towns and cities in early 2020
CCS Welcomes Ontix To Lead Customer Program for Metnet 12Gbps unlicensed 60GHz mmWave access and backhaul solution
Press Release Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) Limited is pleased to announce that telecoms infrastructure provider Ontix has joined CCS’s Lead Customer Program for the introduction of the CCS Metnet 12Gbps unlicensed 60GHz mmWave access and backhaul...
Com Hem launches 1.2Gbps broadband in Sweden
Com Hem’s fibre to the home network is offering some of the fastest speeds in Europe
CCS launches Metnet 12Gbps 60GHz mmWave system
Press Release Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) Limited today launches its Metnet 12Gbps unlicensed 60GHz mmWave access and backhaul solution. The ultra-high capacity 12Gbps multipoint system is the first element in CCS’s new software-defined Mesh network...
Parallel Wireless adds 2G capabilities to its 3G/4G SDR solution
Press Release Parallel Wireless, Inc., the leader in making cellular deployments as easy and cost-effective as Wi-Fi, today announced the addition of 2G capabilities to their end-to-end cellular network technology. This solution will bring network virtualization...
Intelsat, with BCom and Newtec, Launches IntelsatOne® Mobile Reach Solar 2G Service for sub-Saharan Africa Wireless Networks
Press Release Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first globalised network and leader in integrated satellite communications, announced today a managed services solution that will provide 2G services in remote locations. The solution leverages contributions...
Sunrise preps 2G switch-off
Swiss telco to retire ‘outdated’ mobile technology by end of 2018.
ADVA demos 32G fibre channel transmission over 100km
Press Release ADVA Optical Networkingtoday announced that it has successfully transmitted 32Gbit/s Fibre Channel over 100km in a joint field trial with Brocade. The industry-first demonstration utilized Brocade X6 directors together with the ADVA FSP 3000 CloudConnect...
Singapore bans 2G device sales
Outlets caught selling unauthorised 2G terminals could face fines.
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