3G services may soon be allowed on the radio spectrum currently being used for 2G communications, after the European Commission officially backed the scheme on Wednesday. Two bands of spectrum — at ...

Mobile phone owners with devices more than 10 years old may need to get a new one as 2G and 3G networks are phased out, a ...

Nations adopting 5G are dismantling older mobile networks, with many carriers already dropping 3G and planning to retire 2G over the next decade, while keeping 4G in place as a bridge to 5G. The US ...

Verizon is moving insanely quickly with the growth of their 4G LTE network, so it may make you wonder when the carrier will flip the switch to shut down its 3G network and have its users rely solely ...

Sunsets are beautiful — unless you’re talking about the sunset of a cellular network you’re unprepared for. You’ve probably heard about 5G. This fifth generation of cellular services promises faster ...

It's hard to believe nowadays, but in a simpler time, cellphones really were called "cell phones," not dumbphones, smartphones, feature phones, or superphones. They bulged in your pocket -- if they ...

With the fully-fledged 5G era still not quite with us, earlier generations of mobile technology are getting an extended lease of life in Europe While many 3G networks are being decommissioned, 2G ...

The Australian Communications Authority has released a fact sheet on the effects of radiation from 3G towers in an attempt to allay community fears. The move comes after many clashes between Hutchison ...

In a move it says will form a major part of its plan to position itself as a leading European network operator and to bring customers optimum connectivity, Orange has announced plans to phase out its ...