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The Government has unveiled a new agreement with the four primary mobile network operators, including Vodafone<\/a>, EE<\/a> (BT<\/a>), O2<\/a> (VMO2) and Three UK<\/a>, which among other things will see existing 2G and 3G<\/a> signals being “phased out<\/em>” by 2033 (benefitting 4G<\/a> \/ 5G<\/a> services and mobile broadband) and a new target for OpenRAN adoption.<\/p>\n

The idea of switching off older 2G and 3G<\/a> networks is hardly new or surprising, particularly since today most of us make calls and surf the internet via faster 4G<\/a> and 5G<\/a> networks. Not only does such a switch-off save money and cut power consumption, but the spectrum can then be re-farmed for use by the latest technologies (i.e. not just 4G<\/a> and 5G<\/a>, but also future 6G), which will help to improve coverage and service speeds for consumers.<\/p>\n

However, contrary to what you might think, most mobile operators tend to expect 3G<\/a> to be phased out before 2G because the latter remains useful as a low-power fall back and is still necessary for some rural areas, as well as for particular applications. For example, quite a few early Smart Meters and other Internet of Things (IoT) \/ M2M services are still dependent upon 2G.<\/p>\n

The government has now agreed with the UK mobile network operators (MNOs) that 2033<\/strong> “will be the date by which all public 2G and 3G networks in the UK will be switched off<\/em>“, although it should be said that some operators will reach this point before that date. For example, EE<\/a> plans to retire older 3G (this currently represents just 2% of data traffic over their network) by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n

Hamish MacLeod, Director of Mobile UK, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Mobile UK and its members welcome the government\u2019s statement. Switching off 2G and 3G will enable operators to transition fully to more energy efficient and high capacity networks to the benefit of customers. We are also working with government and wider industry to support the maturity of new RAN solutions to open up further opportunities for innovation and new services in the future.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A Stronger Focus on OpenRAN<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

On top of the aforementioned sunset for 2G and 3G services, the Government and mobile operators have also announced new plans to boost innovation and accelerate the rollout of the new Open Radio Access Networks<\/strong> (Open RAN) technology. Under this plan, a “joint ambition<\/em>” has been set that will see 35% of the UK’s mobile network traffic being carried over OpenRAN by 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> The 35% target is merely an “ambition<\/em>” and not a “mandate<\/em>“.<\/div>\n

At present, most UK mobile operators can often only pick from a couple of major suppliers (e.g. Nokia, Ericsson) to help deploy their networks, which wasn’t helped by the Government’s decision to ban Huawei from 5G (also impacting 4G) over security fears.<\/p>\n

The O-RAN approach could help this situation by standardising the design and functionality of such radio access kit and software (the RAN side covers infrastructure, masts and antennae), which could increase the number of companies able to supply operators via vendor-neutral hardware and software-defined technology.<\/p>\n

Some \u00a336 million<\/strong> in funding has been set aside for 15 projects to trial the technology across Scotland, Wales and England (see bottom of article), as well as a \u00a315 million<\/strong> cash injection for the SONIC<\/strong> prototype testing facility for next-generation telecoms tech (a facility based in London and Brighton and run by Digital Catapult with Ofcom<\/a>’s support<\/span>). All of this will help to support the changes that have been made under the new Telecommunications Security Act<\/strong><\/a> (TSA).<\/p>\n

Nadine Dorries MP, Digital Secretary, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“5G technology is already revolutionising people\u2019s lives and businesses – connecting people across the UK with faster mobile data and making businesses more productive.<\/p>\n

Today we are announcing a further \u00a350 million to put the UK at the forefront of mobile connectivity and to make sure our telecoms networks are safe and secure now and in the future.<\/p>\n

We can only do this through stronger international collaboration and I will be meeting with our US allies today as we strengthen our ties on technology.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We should point out that significant progress is already being made in the market for O-RAN technologies, with major operators currently conducting key trials. For example, Vodafone<\/a> are working with Dell, NEC, Samsung and others on a commercial rollout of 4G and 5G OpenRAN kit, which aims to upgrade 2,600 sites<\/strong> across rural Wales and South West England (here<\/a>) – due to start soon and complete by 2027.<\/p>\n

As for the 2G and 3G switch-off. The number of consumers using such services, who will need to upgrade or risk being left disconnected, is expected to be “very low<\/em>” by 2033, but it’s not zero and so there is a risk of some disruption. However, operators have committed to help customers transition to newer network technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, we come to the 15 winning R&D projects under the Future Radio Access Network Competition<\/strong> (FRANC), which is designed to help develop O-RAN technologies.<\/p>\n

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The Government has unveiled a new agreement with the four primary mobile network operators, including Vodafone, EE (BT), O2 (VMO2) and Three UK, which among other things will see existing 2G and 3G signals being “phased out” by 2033 (benefitting 4G \/ 5G services and mobile broadband) and a new target for OpenRAN adoption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1645],"tags":[62,61,406,455,474,405,60,32,36,38,89,63,475,96,71],"class_list":["post-29481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","category-key_uk_isp_industry_developments","tag-3g","tag-4g","tag-5g","tag-6g","tag-bt","tag-ee","tag-mobile-broadband","tag-o2","tag-ofcom-regulation","tag-politics","tag-scotland","tag-three-uk","tag-virgin-media","tag-vodafone","tag-wales"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"\nAll Public 2G and 3G UK Mobile Services Switched Off by 2033 - 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