3G (English Wikipedia)

"Sunrise hat 3G-Netz vollständig abgeschaltet und bietet 5G pur" (in German). Computerworld - Neue Mediengesellschaft Zürich AG (NMGZ). 22 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

computerworld.dk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"TDC vil aflive 3G-nettet inden for et halvt år" (in Danish). Computerworld A/S. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

comreg.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Final phases of Vodafone 3G Switch-Off from October". Commission for Communications Regulation. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
"3G Retirement". Commission for Communications Regulation. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

datacenterdynamics.com (Global: low place; English: 8,609^th place)

"China Telecom's customers in Guangdong disconnected by 2G shutdown". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
"Elisa Estonia completes 3G shutdown". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
"NTT Docomo retires Japan's last 3G network". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
"Bite kicks off 3G switch off in Latvia". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
"Macau will switch off 3G in 2025". Data Centre Dynamics. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
"One New Zealand completes 2G, 3G shutdown". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
"Spark New Zealand extends 3G shutdown to March 2026". Datacenter Dynamics Ltd. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
"Poland's Play to begin 3G switch off next month". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
"Qatar's regulator sets 3G shutdown date for December 2025". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
"MTN to retire 3G in South Africa by end of 2026". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
"Vodafone Spain to complete 3G shutdown next month". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
"MasOrange completes shutdown of MásMóvil's mobile network". Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.

derstandard.de (Global: 4,676^th place; English: low place)

"Das Ende von 3G ist (fast) da: Status und Probleme der Abschaltung alter Netze in Österreich" (in German). STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

detik.com (Global: 563^rd place; English: 920^th place)

inet.detik.com

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

developingtelecoms.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"China Unicom to retire 2G next year". Developing Telecoms Ltd. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
"Bite Latvia continues 3G shutdown". Developing Telecoms. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
"Globe Telecom ditches 3G SIMs". Developing Telecoms. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
"T-Mobile Poland confirms April 3G shutdown and dismisses tower sale". Developing Telecoms Ltd. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
"Orange Poland to begin 3G shutdown". Developing Telecoms Ltd. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2026.

dialog.lk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Dialog to Shut Down its 3G Network to Give More Spectrum Capacity to Expand 4G Broadband". Dialog Axiata. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
"Coverage area". Dialog Axiata. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

digitalbusiness.kz (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Tele2/Altel отключит 3G в шести городах Казахстана" [Tele2/Altel to Disable 3G in Six Cities of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Digital Business KZ. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

drei.at (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Abschied von 3G in Österreich". Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

ee.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

ee.co.uk

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

newsroom.ee.co.uk

"EE outlines plan to retire 3G in Warrington this summer". EE Ltd. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

eetimes.com (Global: 4,224^th place; English: 2,761^st place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

engpaper.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

europa.eu (Global: 62^nd place; English: 100^th place)

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.

euroweeklynews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Spain says goodbye to Yoigo network". EuroWeekly News - EWN Media. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.

express.co.uk (Global: 796^th place; English: 532^nd place)

"'Shutdown' warning issued to anyone in UK with a really old mobile phone". Express News - Express Newspapers. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.

fcc.gov (Global: 583^rd place; English: 261^st place)

docs.fcc.gov

Nunno, Richard (September 2003). "Migration to 3G Technology Standards: A Comparison of Selected Countries" (PDF). FCC.

fierce-network.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

fiercewireless.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

fjarskiptastofa.is (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Lokun 2G og 3G farsímaþjónustu" (in Icelandic). Fjarskiptastofa. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.

futunn.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

news.futunn.com

"China Mobile Hong Kong has completed the 3G network shutdown project across the territory". news.futunn.com. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

futurezone.at (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Aus für 3G in Österreich: Was das bedeutet" (in German). k-digital Medien GmbH. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

galaxus.ch (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The 3G network switch-off – what Galaxus Mobile customers need to know". galaxus.ch. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

gizchina.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"China Unicom: Our 3G network is still active". GizChina. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2026.

gizmodo.com.au (Global: low place; English: 7,343^rd place)

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

globe.com.ph (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Globe 2022 Integrated Report" (PDF). Globe Telecom. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

gsma.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

hbvl.be (Global: 6,286^th place; English: low place)

"Ook Telenet trekt stekker uit 3G om ruimte te maken voor sneller 4G en 5G". MEDIAHUIS B.V. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

heise.de (Global: 905^th place; English: 3,454^th place)

"UMTS in Switzerland: Swisscom switches off 3G network". heise medien. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
"After 3G shutdown: Rental bikes in Bern are no longer running smoothly". heise online. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

hktdc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

economists-pick-research.hktdc.com

"Economists' Pick". HKTDC Research. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

ht.hr (Global: low place; English: low place)

t.ht.hr

"Hrvatski Telekom retires its 3G network". Hrvatski Telekom. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

htc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

huawei.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"China Mobile and Huawei Launch FDD/TDD Converged Antenna Solution". Huawei. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

huaweicloud.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

support.huaweicloud.com

"Why Is an IoT SIM Card Inserted into a Device Unavailable? Why Is an In-use IoT SIM Card Suddenly Unavailable or Disconnected Frequently?". Huawei. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.

hutchison.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

idc.md (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

info.gov.hk (Global: 1,611^th place; English: 3,302^nd place)

"不獲批頻譜改作4G LTE 香港電訊入稟司法覆核 - 香港經濟日報" (in Chinese). topick.hket.com. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
"Communications Authority grants consent to SmarTone to cease its 3G services". Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

infracom.se (Global: low place; English: low place)

docs.icc.infracom.se

"Nedstängning av 2G- och 3G-näten den 1 december 2025" (in Swedish). InfraCom. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

inilah.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Telkomsel switches off 3G network Nationwide" (in Indonesian). Inilah. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

interfax.ru (Global: 1,090^th place; English: 3,459^th place)

"МТС отключит 3G в Москве к апрелю" (in Russian). Interfax. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

iphoneincanada.ca (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Freedom Mobile 3G Network Shutdown Begins July 31: What You Need to Know". iPhone in Canada Blog. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

irishtimes.com (Global: 252^nd place; English: 133^rd place)

"Vodafone set to shut off Irish 3G mobile network by early 2025". The Irish Times. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

ispreview.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

itpr.or.kr (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

itu.int (Global: 1,487^th place; English: 1,305^th place)

"All about the Technology=2011-04-04". itu.int. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
"ITU Radiocommunication Assembly approves new developments for its 3G standards" (Press release). ITU. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
"THE EVOLUTION TO 3G MOBILE – STATUS REPORT". itu.int. 29 July 2003. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

koreaherald.com (Global: 568^th place; English: 447^th place)

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

kosmo.at (Global: low place; English: low place)

"3G-Aus bei A1: Diese Folgen hat es für Kunden" (in German). KOSMO. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

kumparan.com (Global: 3,181^st place; English: 5,233^rd place)

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

lalibre.be (Global: 1,617^th place; English: 4,015^th place)

"Proximus mettra fin à la 3G d'ici la fin de l'année, Orange et Telenet courant 2025". La Libre. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

lightreading.com (Global: low place; English: 9,668^th place)

"Turning off 2G in China harder than it looks". Light Reading. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
"CMHK becomes first Hong Kong telco to discontinue 3G services". Light Reading. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

livemint.com (Global: 749^th place; English: 388^th place)

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

lsm.lv (Global: 2,010^th place; English: 2,617^th place)

eng.lsm.lv

"Tele2 switches off 3G in Latvia". LSM.lv. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

luxtoday.lu (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Luxemburg schaltet 2G- und 3G-Netze ab" (in German). Relotech SARL. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

makeuseof.com (Global: 9,754^th place; English: 7,388^th place)

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

mastdatabase.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"O2 UK coverage map". 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026. So long 3G, gone but not forgotten!

meo.pt (Global: low place; English: low place)

conteudos.meo.pt

"Data de Desligamento 3G por Distrito e Concelho" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). MEO. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

mobileeurope.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

mobilesyrup.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Telus and Bell share when they're shutting down 3G networks". MobileSyrup. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
"Rogers pushed the start of 3G network shutdown to August 7". MobileSyrup - ZoomerMedia. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.

mobileworldlive.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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". GSM Association (GSMA), Mobile World Live. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
"One NZ reschedules 3G shutdown, plots 2G termination". GSM Association (GSMA), Mobile World Live. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

mobithinking.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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.

mondomobileweb.it (Global: low place; English: low place)

"WindTre switch off 3G: stop al 2100 MHz, la 900 MHz resta attiva per ora" (in Italian). MondoMobileWeb. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

montnets.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

mountain-topmedia.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

mts.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

moskva.mts.ru

"МТС ускорит отключение сетей в 2026 году: доля 3G телефонов упала в России до 1,4%, а пользователей 3G-интернета – до 0,6%" (in Russian). MTS. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
"МТС переключит в LTE более 90% площадок 3G в 2026 году" (in Russian). MTS. 8 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.

myvi.in (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: 9,873^rd place)

"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.

newsylist.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"LMT Completes 3G Closure in Latvia, Expands 4G and 5G Networks for Improved Connectivity". NEWSYLIST. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

next.ink (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Free Mobile abandonne officiellement sa 3G" (in French). NEXT - INpact MediaGroup. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.

nippon.com (Global: 2,471^st place; English: 2,918^th place)

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

nos.pt (Global: low place; English: low place)

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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Goodbye 3G!". Nova hf. Retrieved 7 March 2026.

nst.com.my (Global: 1,460^th place; English: 927^th place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

"「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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

"A Brand New Mobile Millennium Ericsson/CATT/DoCoMo jointly demonstrate pioneering W-CDMA technology at PT/Wireless" (Press release). NTT DOCOMO Global. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

odido.nl (Global: low place; English: low place)

"We gaan afscheid nemen van 3G". Odido. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

optus.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

orange.be (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Le réseau 3G d'Orange Belgium fait place à la 4G et à la 5G" (in French). Orange S.A. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

overons.kpn (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

patentlyo.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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 (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

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

plus8star.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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.

pna.gov.ph (Global: 2,952^nd place; English: 1,397^th place)

"DICT: 3G phased out by Sept. 30, 2G shutdown ongoing". Philippine Information Agency. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

projectsatbangalore.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

propakistani.pk (Global: low place; English: 7,376^th place)

"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.

rcrwireless.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"RIP: China Mobile's TD-SCDMA 3G network (2009-2014)". RCR Wireless News. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
"Qatar to shut down 3G networks by end-2025". RCR Wireless News. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2026.

reddit.com (Global: 1,712^th place; English: 1,373^rd place)

"Still Connected to 3G". Reddit - r/vintagemobilephones. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
"The Last Glimpse of 3G Service". Reddit - r/vintagemobilephones. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
"GSM and 3G still under the same sky (April 2026)". Reddit - r/vintagemobilephones. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Qualcomm halts UMB project, Reuters, 13 November 2008

rhul.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

"1900 MHz Shutdown on our 2G and 3G Wireless Networks". Rogers Communications. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

samenacouncil.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"China Telecom completes 800MHz LTE rollout". SAMENA Council. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

sasktel.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

support.sasktel.com

"SaskTel 3G wireless network shutdown October 1, 2027". SaskTel. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.

sectron.eu (Global: low place; English: low place)

eshop.sectron.eu

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

silverstar.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Albright, Chad (20 April 2022). "Wireless Exit FAQs". Silver Star Communications. Silver Star. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

siminn.is (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Síminn - 2G og 3G kveðja!" (in Icelandic). Siminn. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

smartone.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Important Customer Notice". Smartone. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

softbank.jp (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

sostariffe.it (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Iliad informa i suoi utenti: ecco cosa succederà con lo switch off del 3G di WindTre" (in Italian). Segugio.it energy and telekommunikation S.r.l. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

stc.com.sa (Global: low place; English: low place)

"3G network". Saudi Telecom Company. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

sttinfo.fi (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Schedule published: This is how DNA's 3G network will be shut down in 2023–2024". DNA Oyj. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
"Suomen Yhteisverkon 5G-urakka valmistui, vanhat 3G-taajuudet otettu 4G:n käyttöön" (in Finnish). STT Info. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

swisscom.ch (Global: low place; English: low place)

"3G Refarming - Wichtige Fragen und Antworten" (PDF). Swisscom AG. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
"The 3G network shutdown". Swisscom AG. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
"3G shutdown – Modernising Swisscom's mobile network - So long, 3G". Swisscom AG. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.

syn.is (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Við kveðjum 2G og 3G á árinu". Syn. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

t-mobile.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,043^rd place; English: 598^th place)

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

tcd.ie (Global: 4,927^th place; English: 3,031^st place)

scss.tcd.ie

"Mobility and Session Management: UMTS vs. CDMA2000" (PDF). IEEE Wireless Communications. August 2004.

techinasia.com (Global: 6,958^th place; English: 5,231^st place)

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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

telcotitans.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"VM O2 to start 3G switch-off in April". TelcoTitans. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025. Virgin Media O2 (VM O2) has confirmed plans to switch off 3G services from April this year, beginning in the city of Durham.

tele2.kz (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

tele2.lt (Global: low place; English: low place)

""Tele2" su senosios kartos 3G ryšiu atsisveikins iki 2025-ųjų pabaigos" (in Lithuanian). Tele2. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
""Tele2" užbaigė senosios kartos 3G ryšio išjungimą" (in Lithuanian). Tele2. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

tele2.se (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Nedsläckning av 2G och 3G - Tele2" (in Swedish). Tele2. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

telecomasia.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

telecompaper.com (Global: low place; English: 8,644^th place)

"3 Denmark trials 3G switch-off at Roskilde Festival". Telecompaper. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
"Tele2 Estonia to disconnect rest of 3G network in November". Telecompaper. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
"Bite ends 3G in Riga, completing 3G shutdown in Latvia". Telecompaper.
"3G network fully disconnected in Lithuania". Telecompaper. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

telecomstechnews.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

telegeography.com (Global: low place; English: 7,609^th place)

blog.telegeography.com

"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.mk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Goodbye 3G, we are striding towards a digital and sustainable future". Makedonski Telekom. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

telekom.ro (Global: low place; English: low place)

mobile.telekom.ro

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

telenor.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

iot.telenor.com

"2G/3G Sunset: What It Means for IoT Connectivity". Telenor IoT. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

telenor.no (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

telenor.se (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Sverige släcker 2G och 3G – Telenor med i informationskampanjen Bytnät.nu" (in Swedish). Telenor. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

telia.fi (Global: low place; English: low place)

"3G-verkko on siirtymässä historiaan" (in Finnish). Telia. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
"Telian 3G-verkon viimeiset tukiasemat sammuvat lokakuun lopussa Helsingissä" (in Finnish). Telia. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

telia.se (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Nu släcker vi 3G- och 2G-näten - så påverkas du" (in Swedish). Telia. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

teliasonera.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

tell.hu (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

teltarif.de (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Poland: Network operator Plus turns off 3G in phases". Teltarif. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.

telus.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Support & Help Centre | TELUS". Telus. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

thefastmode.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"A1 Croatia to Shut Down 3G Network in 2025". The Fast Mode. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

theregister.co.uk (Global: 1,877^th place; English: 1,233^rd place)

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

theregister.com (Global: 2,921^st place; English: 1,825^th place)

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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

tivi.fi (Global: low place; English: low place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Vi förnyar mobilnätet – vi fasar ut 3G" (in Swedish). Tre. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

ubta-ubet.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

verizon.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

videotron.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"3G phase-out in Canada". Videotron. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

vietnamnet.vn (Global: 1,785^th place; English: 3,455^th place)

"Báo VietnamNet" (in Vietnamese). VietNamNet News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.

vodafone.al (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Goodbye 3G". Vodafone.al. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.

vodafone.ie (Global: low place; English: low place)

n.vodafone.ie

"We're switching off our 3G network". Vodafone Ireland. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

vodafone.pt (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

vodafone.qa (Global: low place; English: low place)

"In compliance with the decision of the Communications Regulatory Authority Vodafone Qatar begins shutting down the 3G network". Vodafone Qatar P.Q.S.C. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2026.

vodafone.ro (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Modernizare rețea mobilă Vodafone" [Modernisation of Vodafone mobile network] (in Romanian). Vodafone. Retrieved 17 April 2025.

vodafonethree.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Three 3G shutdown paves the way for the future". VodafoneThree. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.

warringtonguardian.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,269^th place)

"3G connectivity from EE to be scrapped in Warrington this summer". Warrington Guardian. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2025.

wbj.pl (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Orange Polska begins final state of 3G shutdown, will disappear at end of year". Warsaw Business Journal. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"HSPA - About Us". GSMA. 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 Radiocommunication Assembly approves new developments for its 3G standards" (Press release). ITU. 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 release). NTT DOCOMO Global. 9 November 1999. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
"Economists' Pick". HKTDC Research. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"3G grinds to a start". broadbandmag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
"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.
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.
"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.
"Support & Help Centre | TELUS". Telus. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
"CDMA2000 Operators - China Telecom". CDG. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
"Coverage area". Dialog Axiata. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

whistleout.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

windtre.it (Global: low place; English: low place)

"COMUNICAZIONE IMPORTANTE: Spegnimento Progressivo del Servizio 3G previsto entro il 31 Dicembre 2025" (in Italian). Wind Tre S.p.A. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 178^th place)

"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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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

yugatech.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DICT fully shutting down 3G networks in the Philippines by September 30". Yugatech. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)

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 (Global: low place; English: low place)

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.

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