ewanmclean2005
Super Pro Member
Good evening all. Having looked around the forum I couldn't find a thread discussing the 2G and 3G turn off commencing next year. With a deadline for 2G services to be turned off by 2033 and networks deciding to switch off 3G over the next two years I thought it would be interesting to discuss what mobile networks in the UK might look like after the shutdown has commenced.
Vodafone plans to turn off 3G services in 2023 and will commence in the early part of the year. They currently use Band 1 and Band 8 for 3G services.
EE is expected to turn off 3G in early 2024. It uses only Band 1 for 3G services.
Three is turning off it's 3G network before the end of 2024. Band 1 only for 3G services.
O2 has not yet announced is going to start turning off 3G by the beginning of 2025 and wants to have 3G switched off by the end of the year.
It's going to take a longer amount of time for 2G to be turned off because a lot of the early smart meters and other M2M devices are still heavily reliant on the 2G network and it is going to take a longer time for these legacy devices to upgraded.
What are your thoughts and what would you like to see from UK networks once they have turned off their 3G services.
Vodafone plans to turn off 3G services in 2023 and will commence in the early part of the year. They currently use Band 1 and Band 8 for 3G services.
EE is expected to turn off 3G in early 2024. It uses only Band 1 for 3G services.
Three is turning off it's 3G network before the end of 2024. Band 1 only for 3G services.
O2 has not yet announced is going to start turning off 3G by the beginning of 2025 and wants to have 3G switched off by the end of the year.
It's going to take a longer amount of time for 2G to be turned off because a lot of the early smart meters and other M2M devices are still heavily reliant on the 2G network and it is going to take a longer time for these legacy devices to upgraded.
What are your thoughts and what would you like to see from UK networks once they have turned off their 3G services.
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