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

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

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

Apart from this, all regulations should be removed allowing autonomy to Pakistani MNOs to switch off 2G and 3G ... as spectrum management, backhaul transmissions and making affordable 4G/5G ...

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

International Telecommunications Union sets goal of rolling out final 6G standards Most telecommunications carriers offer multiple varieties of 4G and 5G connectivity today. To take advantage of ...

Cognitive radio technology, also known as smart-radio: This dynamic radio resource management is achieved in a distributed fashion, and relies on software defined radio allowing different radio ...

The report notes "wide disparities" in 5G performance across Europe, with Stockholm, Oslo, Lisbon, Copenhagen, and Porto ...

said it wanted 2G and 3G services to be shut off to modernise South Africa’s mobile networks and free up spectrum for 4G and 5G. The DCDT originally ordered 2G to be shut down by June 2024 and 3G by ...