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  • South Korea reassigns all carrier spectrum, including for 3G

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 9, 2025
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 9, 2025

    Both SK Telecom and KT still operate 10 megahertz each in legacy 3G frequencies in South Korea In sum – what to know: Spectrum reassigned – South Korea will reallocate …

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  • #TBT: The industry asks if we need 3G; ComTel adds mobile to its menu … this week in 1998

    by Reader Forum April 3, 2025
    by Reader Forum April 3, 2025

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • Qatar to shut down 3G networks by end-2025

    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 22, 2024
    by Juan Pedro Tomás August 22, 2024

    The local regulator said that the decision to shut down 3G networks is to optimize 4G LTE and 5G services across Qatar Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) issued a decision …

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  • GSA updates 2G/3G shutdown progress, as Vietnam targets 3G sunset for 2028

    by Kelly Hill July 30, 2024
    by Kelly Hill July 30, 2024

    GSA report expects global 2G/3G network shutdowns to peak in 2025 With operators globally seeking to shut down legacy network technology and repurpose 2G and 3G spectrum for 4G and …

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  • ‘Not a hockey stick, and never was’ – but IoT market to more than double in 10 years

    by James Blackman May 14, 2024
    by James Blackman May 14, 2024

    The number of active IoT devices will more than double to 40 billion by the end of 2033, according to IoT analyst house Transforma Insights. Short-range IoT technologies will account …

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  • #TBT: Interoperable SMS gains momentum; 3G launches; Virgin Mobile targets US market … this week in 2002

    by RCR Wireless News April 4, 2024
    by RCR Wireless News April 4, 2024

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • O-RAN firm Parallel Wireless deploys 1,500 sites across Africa

    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 11, 2024
    by Juan Pedro Tomás January 11, 2024

    Parallel Wireless already deployed O-RAN sites in Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Malawi U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) firm Parallel Wireless said it has already deployed …

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  • #TBT: Speculation on Cingular’s future; AOL, NTT DoCoMo dissolve JV; Content, ringtones and wallpaper, oh my! … this week in 2003

    by RCR Wireless News December 21, 2023
    by RCR Wireless News December 21, 2023

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • #TBT: That shiny new Telecom Act; Transitioning from analog to digital phones; Telstra goes public … this week in 1997

    by RCR Wireless News November 30, 2023
    by RCR Wireless News November 30, 2023

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • UK carrier EE to fully shut down its 3G network by March 2024

    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 19, 2023
    by Juan Pedro Tomás September 19, 2023

    EE said the process to switch-off its 3G network is expected to start in January 2024 BT Group said it expects to fully complete the switch-off of U.K. carrier EE’s …

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  • #TBT: Old phones vs. new games; Mobile TV hype and skeptics; BlackBerry Pearl’s popularity grows … this week in 2006

    by RCR Wireless News September 14, 2023
    by RCR Wireless News September 14, 2023

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • Huawei and Ericsson enter global patent licensing agreement

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 28, 2023
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin August 28, 2023

    The licensing deal between Huawei and Ericsson includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices Huawei and Ericsson have established a new, global patent licensing agreement that includes …

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  • #TBT: Crown Castle’s IPO; 3G spectrum auctions take shape; Paging tries a makeover … this week in 1998

    by RCR Wireless News August 17, 2023
    by RCR Wireless News August 17, 2023

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • Singaporean carriers to shut down 3G networks next year

    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 27, 2023
    by Juan Pedro Tomás July 27, 2023

    IMDA said that 3G subscriber base makes up approximately 1% of the total mobile subscriptions in the country Singaporean mobile operators Singtel, StarHub and M1 plans to shut down their …

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  • #TBT: Waiting for the ‘killer app’; Who needs 3G?; Tearing down the garden wall … this week in 2001

    by RCR Wireless News May 25, 2023
    by RCR Wireless News May 25, 2023

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • #TBT: 3G standards squabbles; Paging players eye content; Breaking down European mobile usage … this week in 1999

    by RCR Wireless News May 18, 2023
    by RCR Wireless News May 18, 2023

    Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

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  • Orange Madagascar invests in rural 2G, 3G infrastructure

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin February 16, 2023
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin February 16, 2023

    Orange and AMN will deploy roughly 500 base stations in rural Madagascar over the next ten years Orange Madagascar has signed an agreement with tower company Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) …

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  • RIP, 3G—Verizon’s shutdown wraps up 3G sunsets for US national carriers

    by Kelly Hill January 4, 2023
    by Kelly Hill January 4, 2023

    Verizon originally planned its 3G shutdown for 2019 Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile …

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  • Singularities in cellular (Analyst Angle)

    by Keith Mallinson January 3, 2023
    by Keith Mallinson January 3, 2023

    While cellular has undergone and brought about rapid and continuous change in human communication over the 40 years since the industry’s inception, we can identify a certain few developments that …

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  • ‘Start of an IoT mega-cycle’ – Silicon Labs talks Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN

    by James Blackman September 13, 2022
    by James Blackman September 13, 2022

    As US IoT chipmaker Silicon Labs opens the (virtual) doors to its third Works With event (September 12-14), and readies a rush of new product releases (coverage incoming), Enterprise IoT …

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  • IoT gateway market to jump 20% per year with cellular sunsetting, industrial demand

    by James Blackman September 1, 2022
    by James Blackman September 1, 2022

    Snap IoT analysis just in from ABI Research; the US-headquartered firm has run the rule over the post-coronavirus market for IoT gateways and concluded, because of industrial IoT takeup among …

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  • 1NCE doubles NB-IoT coverage with new roaming in Americas, Asia, Europe

    by James Blackman June 22, 2022
    by James Blackman June 22, 2022

    Germany-based IoT provider 1NCE has said it has doubled its NB-IoT footprint with expansion into Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States. The …

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  • Three’s 5G network reaches 54% of UK population

    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 24, 2022
    by Juan Pedro Tomás May 24, 2022

    Three said its 5G offering is available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites in the United Kingdom U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers …

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  • The future of decentralized wireless – opportunities from 3G shutdowns and 5G alternatives

    by RCR Wireless News and Emrit (Sponsored) May 23, 2022
    by RCR Wireless News and Emrit (Sponsored) May 23, 2022

    The story of how blockchain is revolutionizing IoT, by democratizing and expanding low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking and creating incremental opportunities for forward-looking enterprises, has been told already. We know the …

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  • ‘Out with the old, in with the new:’ Three UK’s 5G overtakes 3G for first time

    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin April 11, 2022
    by Catherine Sbeglia Nin April 11, 2022

    Three says that usage of its 5G network has surged by an astonishing 385% since 2020 According to a new report released by UK operator Three, more users in the …

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