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Mobile network operator EE<\/a> (BT<\/a>) has today published a short progress update on their national work to switch-off the old 3G<\/a> data (mobile broadband) network, which reveals that the last of 18,000 sites to be shut-down – in Belfast – was finally taken off the air last week.<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom’s mobile operators (EE<\/a>, O2<\/a>, Vodafone<\/a> and Three UK<\/a>) are currently in the process of phasing out their old 3G<\/a> services, with 2G services expected to follow by 2033 at the latest (here<\/a>). Most operators expect to have completely phased out 3G<\/a> by the end of 2024, although O2<\/a> (VMO2) won\u2019t begin this stage until 2025.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> 2G will stick around for longer as it remains useful as a low-power fallback and is still necessary for some rural areas, calls to emergency services and for particular applications (e.g. many Smart Meters and other IoT \/ M2M services are currently dependent upon it).<\/div>\n

For its part, EE<\/a> began moving customers off their old 3G network last year, but the final switch off phase didn’t begin until January 2024 and was due to run until March 2024 (details<\/a>). Previous trials had shown no complaints about any negative impacts upon network coverage or performance from the switch-off, although the latest update doesn’t clarify whether that has held true during the final full switch-off phase.<\/p>\n

However, the radio spectrum that EE frees up as a result of this change will go toward improving the performance and coverage of their more modern 4G<\/a> and 5G<\/a> networks, while there has also been a dramatic saving in energy usage. Only a few months ago, the old 3G network still accounted for 0.4% of EE’s downloaded data, yet gobbled around 35% of the operators’ total electricity.<\/p>\n

Greg McCall, BT<\/a>’s Chief Networks Officer, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Having spent 2023 phasing out customer reliance on 3G and completing a detailed pilot switch off in Warrington, we were able to confidently start the nationwide 3G switch off as planned in early January.<\/p>\n

Since then, we have been responsibly and methodically retiring the technology across more than 18,000 mobile sites, with dedicated pauses built into the process so we could closely monitor each region in real-time.<\/p>\n

We have now successfully completed the nationwide closure of our 3G network, resulting in big improvements for both our customers and the environment.<\/p>\n

Those 3G customers who have transitioned to our 4G<\/a> and 5G<\/a> networks are now enjoying more reliable and widespread mobile coverage with faster mobile internet speeds, while switching off 3G has already saved enough energy to charge nearly one billion smartphones.<\/p>\n

We will continue to monitor the performance of our other mobile technologies (2G, 4G<\/a> and 5G<\/a>) to ensure EE customers continue to get the high-quality connectivity experience they need from the UK\u2019s most reliable mobile network.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, Vodafone<\/a> is in a similar state to EE, albeit with the operator expected to have completely switched off their old 3G network by the end of last month (they’ve yet to issue an update). On the other hand, Three UK<\/a> aim to switch off the service by the end of 2024 and O2<\/a> (VMO2) will begin the switch-off process in 2025 and complete it by that same year, mainly due to having a larger legacy of 3G devices in their network (e.g. Smart Meters).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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