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 ...

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 ...

SaskTel has officially set a deadline for its aging 3G network, announcing that the service will be fully shut down on ...

Mobile carriers are shutting down their 3G networks, which may impact motor carriers if their electronic logging devices rely on a 3G. The final announced 3G sunset date is Dec. 31, 2022, when Verizon ...

SASKATCHEWAN — SaskTel has announced that it will be turning down its 3G wireless network on October 1, 2027. After this date, 3G wireless devices will no longer function on SaskTel’s network.

Two telcos in Singapore have been granted additional time to move their 3G customers to newer networks, a transition originally scheduled to be completed by this month. A third carrier, M1, already ...

Canadian telco SaskTel has confirmed it will retire its 3G mobile network next year. Saskatchewan-based SaskTel announced that the network will be retired on October 1, 2027. In its announcement, ...