2G and 3G Shutdown

Your 3G might be very good.
3G here is good for nothing.

What about 2G, it is already gone (too) or just 3G?

3G is good as long as is not used.
There are no interRAT load balancing policies in place so 3G is used just for CSFB and old phones only.

2G is here to stay for good.
You can’t imagine how many ATMs & POS are on 2G.

True, Inter RAT balancing is hardly used as usually operators don’t prefer users going to 3G any way.
But sometimes 3G throughput is better than 4G.

Correct 100%, I share the same opinion.

Can not shutdown two voice supporting technologies at once, think about social responsibilities of telecom, emegecy calls, basic connectivity…

Yes, these are IoT use cases to be honest.

Not very soon.

After several delays, Verizon has cemented the date of its 3G sunset. Experts share advice for upgrading security customers.

There is no reason to keep WCDMA running except dependency of some legacy handsets.

This case is not a normal one.
This country is under sanctions so they can not grow their network or modernize it!
On the other hand the difference between their money value and $ will make issue for users to upgrade their devices; so you can not expect increase of lte support UE penetration.

Vodafone Idea, India’s third-largest service provider, plans to shut down its 3G network later in 2021.

Yes, handoff period is near between the technology.
It is just getting delayed due to business concern only.
We are still observing the complete switch off plan of 2G in most of the world.:slightly_smiling_face:
But yes, 2G is better companion of 4G and 5G than 3G (bloody power sucker🤣).

Actually in my network many sites have been deployed with G900 and L1800 only.
It is working just fine.

Actually in Europe is different: 2G is kept (many ATMs and MTC are running on 2G) and 3G is phased out.

After almost three decades Swisscom shuts down GSM network.

Swisscom reports the proportion of traffic transmitted via 2G steadily and was less than 0.03% by the end of 2020.

The capacities that have now been released will be used for 4G and 5G technologies.

The eventual sunsetting of legacy 2G and 3G technology in South Africa, is key to enabling digital inclusion and extending mobile broadband access to all South Africans for meaningful participation in the digital economy, driven by the 4IR.

The sunsetting of 27 year old 2G technology in future, will free up valuable spectrum resources to enable the cost effective expansion of both network capacity and rural coverage for newer technologies such as 4G and 5G - and which were designed for mobile broadband.

The sunsetting will not however be immediate and will require meaningful co-operation across multiple stakeholders to overcome some of the current challenges.

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/394799-plans-to-shut-down-2g-in-south-africa.html

The 2G network is now part of Swisscom’s history…

2G, 3G…
Like old stories…