AT&T to Turn Off 2G Network By End of 2016
Apr 27, 2016, 3:48 PM by Eric M. Zeman
AT&T will shut down its 2G network ahead of schedule. In 2012, AT&T said it would operate 2G into 2017. This week, however, AT&T CFO John Stevens said the 2G network will be decommissioned by the end of 2016. The company has already moved 6 million customers off 2G over the last twelve months. The bulk of the remaining 2G devices (AT&T didn't say how many) in use are internet-of-things connected devices. Nearly all phones that connect to AT&T's network do so via 3G or 4G. "There still is a lot of cost that is left just to operate even a piece of the 2G network," remarked Stevens during a call with investors. "So we are anxious to capture that savings and use it to continue a strong story for our wireless business." Once decommissioned, the spectrum on which the 2G network operates will be refarmed for LTE.
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I was there when 2G debuted !
I also remember the market they migrated from GSM/GPRS to TDMA and then migrated back.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA
Sprint had the first GSM network in the USA.
Good.