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Spark to shut off 3G by 2025 to make way for rural 5G
NZ telco Spark says it will close down its legacy (and barely used) 3G network by the end of 2025 to free up spectrum for 5G rollouts in rural Aotearoa. Read more…
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What history tells us about the future of the metaverse
Metaverse platforms are here, but few are signing up and fewer come back. What’s going on? Those who remember the history of 3G may have an idea. Read more…
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Telstra plans to close down 3G in 2024 to free up 5G spectrum
Telstra has announced plans to shutter its 3G network for voice and data services in June 2024, freeing up spectrum for its new 5G services. Read more…
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Forget 5G, 3G is good enough for now: MTN CEO
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) – Many parts of the world are not ready for next-generation 5G networks but would likely be ready to embrace the super-fast technology in the next few years, MTN’s chief executive Read more…
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Huawei’s CloudAIR helps Airtel stuff 2G/3G/4G into 900 band
Bharti Airtel has deployed three radio technologies – 2G GSM, 3G UMTS and 4G LTE – on the 900-MHz band within an 8.8-MHz slice of bandwidth using Huawei’s CloudAIR solution. According to Huawei, CloudAIR offers Read more…
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2G, 3G, then 4G – but 5G is more than “just another G”
It’s almost a cliché to look at the hype around 5G these days and think, “not another G!” But look closely and you’ll see that 5G is more than “just another G” – it’s an Read more…