The 3G wireless network was once among the world's hottest innovations. Today, it feels old-fashioned with fifth-generation (5G), and even sixth-generation (6G), networks soon dominating the tech ...

New Zealand’s telecommunications sector is warning customers to check their mobile phones, to ensure they can still make 111 emergency calls once the 3G shutdown is complete. Kiwi on any New Zealand ...

The nation's number two telco Optus today defended the performance of its 3G mobile network and said it was working to improve customers' experience on it. The telco has come under fire over the past ...

AT&T shut down its 3G network today. It is the first U.S. carrier to do so and more carriers will follow suit this year. T-Mobile plans to end its 3G services at the end of March and Verizon will do ...

CHICAGO -- Twenty years after 3G was first introduced in the United States, paving the way for a new generation of mobile apps, the network is officially being phased out. AT&T is set to pull the plug ...

PHOENIX - A number of Americans will need to get new smartphones, as major cell service providers switched off their 3G network, also referred to on some websites as the 3G sunset. Here's what you ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Some of the retailer's Lively ...

Verizon’s in the process of kicking the remaining customers off its old network — the last one in the US. Verizon’s in the process of kicking the remaining customers off its old network — the last one ...

Australia’s telcos are finally shutting down the 3G network. However, many critical services in security, healthcare and manufacturing continue to rely on the technology. Image: Jon Anders Wiken/Adobe ...

Japan's telecom giant NTT Docomo says it will end its 3G network service for its feature phones at the end of March.

Every major mobile carrier plans to shut down its 3G network this year, largely to free up mobile bandwidth for upcoming 5G network rollouts. First up is AT&T, which will shut down its 3G network on ...