
It’s important to note that customers will experience restrictions on 2G network usage and disrupted service before the actual sunset date.
T-Mobile plans to sunset their 2G network in December of 2022. Sprint sunsetted their 2G CDMA network in December of 2021. Verizon Wireless phased out its 2G CDMA network at the end of 2020. AT&T stopped servicing its 2G network back in 2017. Most of America’s largest carriers have already shuttered their 2G service or plan to soon: In this post, we’ll provide updates on the sunsetting of 2G and 3G networks and the outlook for 4G LTE and 5G networks, to support those who are planning their migration path. The good news is that 4G LTE will be available for at least a decade to come, and will co-exist with 5G networks. Old 2G/3G infrastructure makes way for new networks, and older cellular devices must be retired. In order to provide a faster, more responsive network to their customers, they must re-use the spectrum with newer, more efficient cellular technology.
When will 2G go away completely? When will 3G networks sunset? And will 4G LTE networks also be scheduled for shutdown, or is it safe to invest in them now? We will answer each of these questions.Īs we shared in the blog post, 4G to 5G: How Long Will 4G LTE Be Available, the main reason for network shutdowns is that the carriers have limited spectrum available for expansion. This leads to many concerns and questions from businesses, governments and industries with deployed devices based on older networks.
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