It's hard to believe nowadays, but in a simpler time, cellphones really were called "cell phones," not dumbphones, smartphones, feature phones, or superphones. They bulged in your pocket — if they fit ...

Telecom operators are accelerating 2G and 3G network shutdowns as they reclaim spectrum, reduce the cost and energy required to maintain legacy networks, and redirect network resources toward 4G, 5G ...

German telecom provider Deutsche Telekom (DT) announced plans to retire support for 2G networks on June 30, 2028, clearing the way for the frequency range around 900 MHz to be used for future 4G and ...

AT&T shut down its 2G network and the ability to make calls from the original iPhone Farewell, 2G. AT&T officially ended 2G support on its network as of the first of the year, and it’s a safe bet ...

T-Mobile's 2G network shuts down next year, or in 2024, to be more exact, years after other carriers did so. The US carrier interestingly continued to offer a 2G network to its customers even after ...

UScellular and Cellcom recently set dates to shutter their aging wireless networks. The smaller network operators are following in the footsteps of their bigger, nationwide rivals, which are making ...