Why most countries are struggling to shut down 2G
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Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.

Global leap to 4G and 5G would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.

  • Telecom companies aim to profit from the 2G-to-5G transition as governments worldwide face pressure to free up mobile spectrum.
  • Vietnam is the latest country to shut down 2G by offering free 4G phones to the poor.
  • India and South Africa have expressed concern that the strategy would cut off phone access for millions of vulnerable people.
  • realcaseyrollinsEnglish
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    2 days ago

    We shouldn’t be shutting down 2G at all. This is a terrible proposal.

    3G I get, but having 2G as a baseline makes a whole lot of sense when you consider how much farther those signals can travel in comparison to 4G and especially 5G.