Australia's 3G network is officially shutting down today and it will have major implications for those who haven't made the switch. 3G was the third generation of wireless networks and has been around ...

UMTS (3G), which was introduced afterward, was switched off in Germany at the end of 2021. In the meantime, "Voice over LTE" (VoLTE) and "Voice over New Radio" (VoNR) allow better quality calls to ...

But the risks surrounding the 3G shutdown extend to medical devices, security alarms and other vital tech too. Telstra and Optus will officially shut down their 3G networks on October 28 2024 ...

Telstra and Optus will switch off their 3G networks on October 28. The move will leave around 60,000 handheld devices unable to make emergency calls because they are incompatible with 4G and 5G.