Carriers are closing down 3G networks in a final transition to 4G LTE and 5G. Some devices and services won't make the jump. Here's what to know. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and ...

Panelists at the CTIA Wireless event said that the upgrade from 3G to 4G will require ISPs to improve their backhaul architecture to handle new technologies ISPs that think they can support 3G and 4G ...

Gerrard Kaonga is a Newsweek U.S. News Reporter and is based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. news, politics, world news, local news and viral videos. Gerrard joined Newsweek in 2021 and ...

The 3G shutdown is primarily intended to re-use the spectrum for 4G and 5G, which are newer standards, better technologies and more efficient. The same thing happened with 2G, which AT&T and Verizon ...

(CNN) — Aaron Hommell bought his 3G iPhone 5 in 2014 and kept it for more than seven years, holding onto it even after the screen cracked and a long list of faster models hit the market. Then a year ...

Mobile phone companies’ 5G networks are bringing more speed and innovation to consumers, but there’s at least one trade-off: To open up airwaves for 5G, the companies are shutting down older networks ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass (WWLP) – 3G technology will soon be obsolete as cellular carriers prepare to shut down the 3G network. Phones without newer network capabilities like 4G or 5G will no longer work.

The looming shutdown of 3G networks won’t just impact older phones. With AT&T’s 3G network shutting down next week, and other carriers following suit later this year, a range of products require ...

Canadian providers are gradually disabling the 3G network to free up frequencies and invest in 4G/5G networks. These faster and more energy-efficient networks improve call quality (via VoLTE), ...

The looming shutdown of 3G networks won't just impact older phones. With AT&T's 3G network shutting down next week, and other carriers following suit later this year, a range of products require ...