3G (English Wikipedia)

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"Vodafone Spain to complete 3G shutdown next month". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

detik.com

inet.detik.com

"Siap-Siap Indosat Matikan Sinyal 3G Di Akhir 2022". detikcom. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

dna.fi

corporate.dna.fi

"Schedule published: This is how the Finnish Shared Network's 3G network will be shut down in eastern and northern Finland in 2024 – at the same time 4G connections will improve". DNA. DNA Oyj. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

ee.co.uk

"We're Switching Off Our 3G Network". EE. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

eetimes.com

"Possible 'showstoppers' shadow 3G patent pool". eetimes.com. 21 May 1999. Retrieved 24 June 2012. Even so, Qualcomm (San Diego) is still a wild card in the patent-pooling effort. Qualcomm was a member of the UMTS group when it was formed in February 1998, but deactivated its membership last September.

elisa.fi

"3G network became history - we are investing in faster connections". Elisa Oyj. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

engpaper.com

"3G CELLULAR STANDARDS AND PATENTS". engpaper.com. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

europa.eu

ec.europa.eu

"Study on the Interplay between Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)" (PDF). European Commission. 18 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012. Pools that cover only a fraction of the actual IPR for a standard are not very useful. It is essential that the large licensees sign up. Examples of pools that have little impact are the 3G Licensing pool (which excludes the four largest IPR owners for 3G) and the 802.11 pool by ViaLicensing.

fierce-network.com

"China's 3G failure". Fierce Network. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

fiercewireless.com

"UScellular shuts off some 3G services as it upgrades LTE". Fierce Wireless. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

fjarskiptastofa.is

"Lokun 2G og 3G farsímaþjónustu". www.fjarskiptastofa.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2025.

gizmodo.com.au

"How Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Will Deal With the 3G Shutdown". Gizmodo Australia. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

globe.com.ph

"Globe Removes Consumer 3G SIMs Across Distribution Chains". Globe Telecom. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

gsma.com

"HSPA - About Us". About Us. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

hktdc.com

economists-pick-research.hktdc.com

"Economists' Pick | HKTDC Research". economists-pick-research.hktdc.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

hologram.io

"What's the 3G Sunset and How Will It Affect Existing IoT Deployments?". hologram.io. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

htc.com

"HTC – Touch Phone, PDA Phone, Smartphone, Mobile Computer". 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

hutchison.com.au

"About Hutchison". Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

idc.md

"Перспективы развития сети LTE и завершение оказания услуг сотовой связи в стандарте CDMA" [Prospects for the development of the LTE network and the termination of the provision of cellular services in the CDMA standard] (in Russian). Interdnestrcom. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

indonesiabusinesspost.com

"XL Axiata to expand 4G network across Indonesia with its IDR 8 trillion Capex". Indonesia Business Post. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

ispreview.co.uk

Mark Jackson (26 February 2024). "EE Switches Off Final 3G Mobile Network Site in the UK". ISPreview. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

itpr.or.kr

"Terminating 2G Service in Korea: Policy Issues and Suggestions". International Telecommunications Policy Review. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

itu.int

"All about the Technology=2011-04-04". itu.int. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
"THE EVOLUTION TO 3G MOBILE – STATUS REPORT". itu.int. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
ITU. "ITU Radiocommunication Assembly approves new developments for its 3G standards". press release. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
"3G Licensing Workshop (19–21 September 2001)". www.itu.int. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
"Cellular Standards for the Third Generation". ITU. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008.

kenstechtips.com

"Download Speeds: Comparing 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G Mobile Networks". Ken's Tech Tips. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

koreaherald.com

"S. Korea to end 2G network services by June". The Korea Herald. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

kumparan.com

"13 November, Smartfren Tutup Sepenuhnya Jaringan CDMA" (in Indonesian). kumparanTECH. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

lightreading.com

"Turning off 2G in China harder than it looks". Light Reading. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

livemint.com

"Bharti Airtel shuts down 3G networks across 11 circles". livemint.com. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

makeuseof.com

"EDGE, 3G, H+, Etc: What Are All These Mobile Networks?". MakeUseOf. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

meo.pt

"Ajuda e Suporte - Em que data deixarei de ter acesso à rede 3G" (in European Portuguese). MEO. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

mobileeurope.co.uk

"DNA will densify 4G with 3G spectrum after shutdowns". mobileeurope.co.uk. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

mobileworldlive.com

"China Mobile starts to turn off 3G base stations". GSM Association (GSMA), Mobile World Live. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
"SoftBank delays 3G closure due to earthquake". Mobile World Live. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
"One NZ reschedules 3G shutdown, plots 2G termination". GSMA Mobile World Live. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

mobithinking.com

"Global mobile statistics 2013 Part A: Mobile subscribers; handset market share; mobile operators". mobiThinking. May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
"The 100 million club: the top 10 mobile markets by number of mobile subscriptions". mobiThinking. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.

montnets.com

"China Telecom: 3G Network Will Be Shut down Gradually Starting from June". Montnets. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

mountain-topmedia.com

"Appalachian Wireless to shut down 3G/CDMA service this month". Mountain Top Media. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

myvi.in

"Vi Enhances 4G Network Coverage for its Customers in Maharashtra & Goa to Enable Seamless Conversations and Internet Experience" (PDF). Vodafone Idea Limited. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

nao.org.uk

"Radiocommunications Agency : The Auction of Radio Spectrum for the Third Generation of Mobile Telephones – National Audit Office (NAO) Report". National Audit Office. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

nippon.com

"KDDI to Discontinue 3G Services in March 2022". nippon.com. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

nos.pt

forum.nos.pt

"Desligamento da rede 3G em Portugal | Forum NOS". forum.nos.pt (in Portuguese). 4 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

nova.is

"Bless 2G!". Nova (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2025.

nst.com.my

"3G network to be terminated on Dec 31, users advised to switch to 4G". New Straits Times. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

nttdocomo.co.jp

"「FOMA」および「iモード」のサービス終了について" [End of service for "FOMA" and "i-mode"] (in Japanese). NTT DOCOMO Inc. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

nttdocomo.com

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optus.com.au

"We're upgrading our network with changes to 3G". Optus. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

overons.kpn

"More capacity on KPN's mobile network with 3G-frequencies". KPN. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

patentlyo.com

David J. Goodman (13 June 2005). "3G CELLULAR STANDARDS AND PATENTS" (PDF). IEEE Wireless com. Polytechnic Institute of New York University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

pcmag.com

"3G vs. 4G: What's the Difference?". PC Magazine. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

player.it

"WindTre e Iliad verso il cambiamento definitivo | Possiamo dire addio alla rete storica" (in Italian). Player.it - Dadafree Srl. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

plus8star.com

"Plus 8 Star presentation, "Is 3G a Dog or a Demon – Hints from 7 years of 3G Hype in Asia"". Plus8star.com. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

projectsatbangalore.com

"3G CELLULAR STANDARDS WITH PATENTS". projectsatbangalore.com. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2019.

propakistani.pk

"Jazz Sunsets 3G in Support of Its '4G for All' Vision, Marking 50 Million 4G Subscribers and Driving Digital Transformation". ProPakistani. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

reuters.com

Qualcomm halts UMB project, Reuters, 13 November 2008

rhul.ac.uk

isrc.rhul.ac.uk

"Security for the Third Generation (3G) Mobile System" (PDF). Network Systems & Security Technologies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2003.

rogers.com

"1900 MHz Shutdown on our 2G and 3G Wireless Networks". Rogers Communications. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
"3G Network retirement – Everything you need to know". rogers.ca. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

sectron.eu

eshop.sectron.eu

arsyline.cz. "2G and 3G networks are shutting down globally?! | SECTRON s.r.o". Eshop.sectron.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

silverstar.com

"Wireless Exit FAQs". Silver Star. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

siminn.is

"Lokun 2G & 3G kerfa". www.siminn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 January 2025.

softbank.jp

"The End of an Era: SoftBank Corp. Closes Curtain on its 3G Services". SoftBank. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

spark.co.nz

"3G network closure | Spark NZ". Spark NZ. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

stc.com.sa

"3G network - How much time do I have to switch to a 4G device?". Saudi Telecom Company. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

sttinfo.fi

"Schedule published: This is how DNA's 3G network will be shut down in 2023–2024". DNA Oyj. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

swisscom.ch

"So long, 3G". Swisscom.

t-mobile.com

"T-Mobile Network Evolution". T-Mobile Support. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

taipeitimes.com

"NCC urges updating old phones ahead of 3G shutdown". The Taipei Times. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

tdc.dk

"Udfasningen af 3G-nettet - Danmarks bedste mobilnetværk fremtidssikres - farvel til 3G fra slutningen af 2022" (in Danish). TDC. 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

techinasia.com

Steven Millward (29 July 2014). "China now has 486.5 million 3G subscribers, but only 14 million on new 4G network". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

technode.com

"China Mobile Not Serious About TD-SCDMA, Betting Big on TD-LTE". TechNode. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

tele2.kz

"Turning off 3G in Almaty and partially Almaty Oblast". Tele2 Kazakhstan. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

tele2.lt

"Tele2 is bidding farewell to the old 3G network by the end of 2025". Tele2 LT. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

telecomasia.net

"Taiwan to switch off 3G networks at year end". Telecom Asia. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

telecompaper.com

"3 Denmark trials 3G switch-off at Roskilde Festival". Telecompaper. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

telecomstechnews.com

"Vodafone UK completes 3G shutdown to enhance 4G/5G services". Telecoms Tech News. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

telegeography.com

blog.telegeography.com

"2G and 3G Shutdowns Continue". blog.telegeography.com. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
"2G Bows Out, 5G Grows in South Korea - Older Technologies in Decline". TeleGeography Blog. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

telegeography.com

"LGT plans EV-DO Rev. A tests ahead of commercial launch in 1H07". TeleGeography. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

telekom.ro

mobile.telekom.ro

"Retragere tehnologie 3G" [Withdrawal of 3G technology]. Telekom. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

telenor.no

"Vi fornyer mobilnettet – og har sagt farvel til 3G" (in Norwegian). Telenor. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

telenor.se

"3G-nätet | Telenor" (in Swedish). Telenor. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

telia.fi

"3G-verkko on siirtymässä historiaan" (in Finnish). Telia. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

telia.se

"Nu släcker vi 3G- och 2G-näten - så påverkas du" (in Swedish). Telia. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

teliasonera.com

"first in the world with 4G services". TeliaSonera. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

tell.hu

"Hírek/Cikkek - Vodafon 3G-hálózat lekapcsolása" (in Hungarian). T.E.L.L. Software Hungaria Kft. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

telstra.com.au

"3G Service Closure". Telstra. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

theregister.co.uk

McCarthy, Kieren (1 October 2001). "World's first 3G network live today". theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

theregister.com

Hall, Kat. "Sod 3G, that can go, but don't rush to turn off 2G, UK still needs it – report". www.theregister.com.

thingsdata.com

"KPN's 3G network has been phased out". Thingsdata. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

tivi.fi

"DNA to Permanently Shut Down its 3G Networks Next Week – Common Devices Will Need to Transition to 2G Network". Alma Media Oyj 2024. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

tre.se

"Vi förnyar mobilnätet – vi fasar ut 3G" (in Swedish). Tre. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
"Så bör du tänka när 2G och 3G-nätet avvecklas" (in Swedish). Tre. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

ubta-ubet.com

"STRATA Announces Plans to Retire 3G Network". 5 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

verizon.com

"3G CDMA Network Shut off date set for December 31, 2022". www.verizon.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

videotron.com

"3G phase-out in Canada". www.videotron.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

vodafone.is

"Hoppum inn í framtíðina". www.vodafone.is. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

vodafone.pt

"Descontinuação 3G" (in European Portuguese). Vodafone Portugal. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

web.archive.org

"HSPA - About Us". About Us. 9 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
"HTC – Touch Phone, PDA Phone, Smartphone, Mobile Computer". 22 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
ITU. "ITU Radiocommunication Assembly approves new developments for its 3G standards". press release. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
"A Brand New Mobile Millennium Ericsson/CATT/DoCoMo jointly demonstrate pioneering W-CDMA technology at PT/Wireless | Press Center | NTT DOCOMO Global". Nttdocomo.com. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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"Emtel | Africa Outlook Magazine". Africa Outlook Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
"Plus 8 Star presentation, "Is 3G a Dog or a Demon – Hints from 7 years of 3G Hype in Asia"". Plus8star.com. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
"Global mobile statistics 2013 Part A: Mobile subscribers; handset market share; mobile operators". mobiThinking. May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
"The 100 million club: the top 10 mobile markets by number of mobile subscriptions". mobiThinking. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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"Study on the Interplay between Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)" (PDF). European Commission. 18 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012. Pools that cover only a fraction of the actual IPR for a standard are not very useful. It is essential that the large licensees sign up. Examples of pools that have little impact are the 3G Licensing pool (which excludes the four largest IPR owners for 3G) and the 802.11 pool by ViaLicensing.
"Cellular Standards for the Third Generation". ITU. 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008.
"Security for the Third Generation (3G) Mobile System" (PDF). Network Systems & Security Technologies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2003.
"3G Service Closure". Telstra. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
"CDMA2000 Operators - China Telecom". CDG. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

whistleout.com.au

"Australian 3G Network Shutdown: Everything you need to know". whistleOut. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

wired.com

"DoCoMo Delays 3G Launch". Wired. 24 April 2001.
Ashworth, Boone. "3G Service Is Going Away Next Year. Here's What That Means". WIRED. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

xl.co.id

"Penataan Ulang Teknologi 3G ke 4G" [Reconfiguring 3G to 4G Technology] (in Indonesian). XL Axiata. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

zdnet.com

Charny, Ben (1 October 2001). "World's first 3G phone network goes live". ZDNet. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
"Taiwan to shut down 3G networks by year end". ZDNet. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

zive.cz

mobilmania.zive.cz

"Začala bombasticky s vrtulníkem, skončí v tichosti za dva týdny. 3G síť Vodafonu" [It started bombastically with a helicopter, ending in silence in two weeks. Vodafone's 3G network] (in Czech). mobilmania.zive.cz. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.