Nguyen Thi Que’s mobile phone suddenly stopped working as telecom companies in Vietnam permanently shut down the 2G network. ...

As we look ahead to what this year holds, the main theme, that telecoms will become more circular in 2025, has probably been ...

You'd need to possess a rather old device to fall foul of the 3G cut – say, an iPhone 5 or earlier. Even then, however, some access to ultra-slow (by today's standards) 2G will remain ...

There should be little fuss at the 2G and 3G turn-off. But the success of these networks seems to in this case be their undoing, as despite their shutdown being on the cards now for years ...

Carriers across the world have pushed hard to phase out their legacy 2G and 3G mobile networks, with 3G retired earlier in most instances, as 2G still serves niche markets, including a range of IoT ...

Until the 3G network is shutdown, that is ... The cessation of such basic functionality is why in most countries 2G networks remain active, as they are being used by emergency services and ...

South Africa's government has proposed to remove the luxury excise duty on smartphones worth below 2,500 rand ($136.37) from ...

Across Africa, the decommissioning of 2G and 3G networks is happening at different speeds depending on the country, ...

Government will remove the luxury excise duty on basic smartphones from 1 April, ahead of the shutdown of 2G and 3G networks.