Every major mobile carrier plans to shut down its 3G network this year, largely to free up mobile bandwidth for upcoming 5G network rollouts. First up is AT&T, which will shut down its 3G network on ...

CHICAGO -- Twenty years after 3G was first introduced in the United States, paving the way for a new generation of mobile apps, the network is officially being phased out. AT&T is set to pull the plug ...

The 3G shutdown is primarily intended to re-use the spectrum for 4G and 5G, which are newer standards, better technologies and more efficient. The same thing happened with 2G, which AT&T and Verizon ...

UK carrier Virgin Media O2 has announced that it will kick off the retirement of its 3G network in April, beginning in Durham. The telco, which first revealed its plans to retire its 3G network in ...

A digital equity advocate is worried many people will not understand what is required to keep connected after the 3G network is shut down. The network is partially closed now. 2Degrees has shut its ...

Telia Estonia will begin the shutdown of its 3G network next month. The operator is following the trend of many operators around the world in switching off its 3G service, to strengthen its 4G and 5G ...

3G network will shut off in 2025 but UK parking is reliant on it - what will happen? The UK's 3G network is expected to be shut off by the end of 2025. While many now use smartphones with 5G, on the ...

The 3G wireless network was once among the world's hottest innovations. Today, it feels old-fashioned with fifth-generation (5G), and even sixth-generation (6G), networks soon dominating the tech ...