ONE UPON A TIME THERE WAS THE 2G WIRELESS NETWORK ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY 3G, 4G, AND EVENTUAL 5G - BUT THE DAYS OF 2G IS UPON US AND DEC 31ST 2016 WILL MARK ITS ENDING - AS AUSTRALIA ALSO MARKS THE SAME DATE

Now that it is the New Year—2016—it is also the year of the 2G sunset, with the effective end date for 2G signals being Dec. 31 this year. A lot of people have been talking about it, such as how to prepare for it, how to approach mass radio conversions and when dealers need to start. Lately, I’ve heard that the 2G sunset will play a role in the 2016 acquisition market.

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It’s the beginning of the end for the network that delivered phone calls during the Sydney Olympic Games but will be completely phased out in less than a year.
Experts warn as many as 250,000 Australians are still using the network and some will be unprepared for its demise.

Telstra will be the first carrier to switch off its 2G network on Thursday next week, at which time anyone using a 2G mobile phone or a 2G SIM card will no longer be able to make phone calls or send text messages. Even calls to emergency services may no longer connect.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/thousands-of-australians-risk-losing-service-in-2g-network-shutdown/news-story/3b1f0137d9aa7c8711094d43ac7eb0a1