Inflationary pressures are also impacting the lower-income segment—the main target audience for such basic handsets.

Vietnam is the latest country to shut down 2G by offering free 4G phones to the poor. India and South Africa have expressed ...

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

A number of mobile operators, including O2 and EE, have already set out tentative plans for phasing-out existing 2G mobile ...