3G
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The mobile industry’s contribution to Sub-Saharan Africa's GDP is projected to reach $170 billion by 2030, provided that challenges such as connectivity gaps and energy costs are resolved, according to a new GSMA report. -
Deutsche Telekom will officially shut down its 2G network on June 30, 2028, as it says goodbye to the now outdated technology.
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Telstra and Optus could be delayed in shutting down their 3G networks over concerns that the closure could cut off services for some of its customers.
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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has announced that it will start to switch off 3G services in 2025 as part of its ongoing network transformation.
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The switch off from 3G will begin next month after a successful pilot earlier this year.
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With US operator AT&T shutting off its 3G networks earlier in the year, the process of 2G / 3G sunset has officially started. We are seeing many operators and governments determining that it is time to migrate away from older 2G and 3G networks, with the spectrum re-allocated for the faster and more efficient 4G and 5G technologies.
Forthcoming events
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order revoking China Unicom Americas authority to provide telecoms services in the US.
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Reconnecting Tonga; rebuffing KKR; digital investments down under; and BDx's Braham Singh
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Within the last week, Nokia has made a series of announcements about new project wins and kit deployments.
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Orange Belgium has joined forces with La Grand Poste to create another 5G lab in Liege which will open in the first half of 2022.
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NTT Ltd has appointed Avinash Joshi as the new chief executive officer of its India business.
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Vodafone UK is following the group’s German and Italian units by announcing plans to close down its 3G network.
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Ericsson, IBM and Jio have all released their latest financial results in recent days, kicking off the latest reporting season.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from iSIMs to aviation dramas.
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Capacity shares five key stories make headlines around the world today.
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The 5G revolution may have started to arrive on Europe’s shores in terms of licences, network infrastructure, devices and services – but I can’t be alone in feeling a sense of déjà vu when reflecting on the current state of the rollout.
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Nokia is to supply IP Telecom with optical networking equipment to extend the company's data centre cloud connectivity infrastructure across metro areas in Portugal.
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TIM's CEO tango; Colt's data centre drive; a cable called Medusa; and Host in Ireland's Garry Connolly
