Australian wireless operators Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Hutchison Australia have said they will shut down 2G service by 2017.
Telstra, has said it hasn’t reached a “final decision” but would ensure a “smooth transition” if it decides to end 2G.
All three telcos are investing billions of dollars in new 4G services.
In the US, AT&T has said it will end 2G by 2017.
Meanwhile, operators in South/North Korea and Japan have already shut down their 2G networks.
“In Australia, operators are already refarming 900MHz spectrum for 3G (Optus) and 1800MHz spectrum for LTE (Telstra and Optus),” said Ovum analyst, Nicole McCormick. “We see only residual 2G subscribers remaining in Australia by end-2017, and we expect some networks will no longer be in operation.”
“Over the next five years, we expect a lot more operators in Asia with increasing 3G/4G subscriber bases to close their 2G networks,” McCormick said. “This 2G spectrum can be refarmed for either 3G (900MHz) or LTE (1800MHz) in most markets.”
so our Indian operators Vodafone, Idea, Airtel, Reliance, Uninor will be shut down their 2G service after 2020?
Every Indian operator have unified license and refarmed their 2G spectrum for 3G (900MHz) or LTE (1800MHz).
Telstra, has said it hasn’t reached a “final decision” but would ensure a “smooth transition” if it decides to end 2G.
All three telcos are investing billions of dollars in new 4G services.
In the US, AT&T has said it will end 2G by 2017.
Meanwhile, operators in South/North Korea and Japan have already shut down their 2G networks.
“In Australia, operators are already refarming 900MHz spectrum for 3G (Optus) and 1800MHz spectrum for LTE (Telstra and Optus),” said Ovum analyst, Nicole McCormick. “We see only residual 2G subscribers remaining in Australia by end-2017, and we expect some networks will no longer be in operation.”
“Over the next five years, we expect a lot more operators in Asia with increasing 3G/4G subscriber bases to close their 2G networks,” McCormick said. “This 2G spectrum can be refarmed for either 3G (900MHz) or LTE (1800MHz) in most markets.”
so our Indian operators Vodafone, Idea, Airtel, Reliance, Uninor will be shut down their 2G service after 2020?
Every Indian operator have unified license and refarmed their 2G spectrum for 3G (900MHz) or LTE (1800MHz).
