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Some countries like Germany are talking about dropping 3G entirely in favor of LTE and keeping 2G because old controlling hardware depends on it. So maybe Nokia
by foepys 10y ago
Some countries like Germany are talking about dropping 3G entirely in favor of LTE and keeping 2G because old controlling hardware depends on it. So maybe Nokia is on the right track here.
- MrRadar 10y agoOTOH AT&T in the US has already shut down its 2G network and T-Mobile US has reduced their 2G capacity to the point where they can operate it in the guard bands for their 3G signal. 2G is basically on life support in the US at this point. The writing is also clearly on the wall for 3G as well, though the carriers won't be able to shut that down until enough people upgrade to VoLTE-capable handsets (even T-Mobile, who have the greatest VoLTE penetration among the US carriers, still see a third of their customers' calls go over their 2G and 3G networks).
- kalleboo 10y ago2G GSM has already been shut down by AT&T in the US and Telstra in Australia. In Singapore all the networks are shutting it down in April. Sweden and the UK have networks never supported GSM and launched 3G-only. Of course, Japan and South Korea never supported GSM to begin with, but do support 3G UMTS. So the world market will be fractured no matter how you look at it.