Nguyen Thi Que’s mobile phone suddenly stopped working as telecom companies in Vietnam permanently shut down the 2G network. “I thought of buying a new phone, but I don’t have money,” the 73-year-old, ...

BRITS have been warned that a long-running mobile service is closing down very soon leaving some customers with no data ...

Telia will begin the shutdown of its 2G network in August 2025. Telenor has decided to start its shutdown from December 31, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

South Africa has a phased plan to shut down 2G and 3G networks by December 31, 2027, to repurpose spectrum for 4G and 5G. Key milestones include prohibiting new 2G/3G devices by September 30 ...

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