Spark New Zealand has reported that 3G usage on its network is down by 70 percent since June. Significantly, that was when Spark confirmed a hard date for its 3G shutdown, which is set for March 31, ...

Voice usage on Spark’s 3G network has declined by 70 percent since the telco announced its impending shutdown last June, with ...

2degrees has completed the shutdown of its 3G services. The shutdown removed 3G services from operation and will see 2degrees mobile users connected to the more modern 4G and 5G networks.

While the number of customers remaining on 3G networks is now small, in the region of one to two percent, late switchers are disproportionately located in the weather-affected districts. Removing ...

G mobile network on December 14, while One NZ has now delayed doing so until early 2026. Photo / Getty Creative One New Zealand is about to begin the first phase of its nationwide 3G network shutdown.

The UK's biggest mobile provider has announced it will be shutting down its 3G services imminently this year, and Martin ...

The 3G shutdown is primarily intended to re-use the spectrum for 4G and 5G, which are newer standards, better technologies and more efficient. The same thing happened with 2G, which AT&T and Verizon ...

The UK's 3G network is expected to be shut off by the end of 2025. While many now use smartphones with 5G, on the surface it makes sense. But for drivers, the move away from 3G is throwing up problems ...

In Switzerland, Swisscom's 3G network has been shut down since the turn of the year. A bike-sharing provider had hoped in vain that this would be delayed.

Spark New Zealand's 3G voice and data usage dropped 70 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, ahead of a network shutdown on ...