The end of the 3G era is inching closer in the UK, after Vodafone and EE switched off their final remaining sites.
That just leaves Three – which aims to complete its shutdown by the end of this year – and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), which isn't due to start retiring its 3G network until 2025.
For Vodafone, it marks the end of a project that kicked off more than two years ago.
"The 3G legacy switch off has been a massive programme and I'd like to thank my team for their hard work to make this a success," said Andrea Dona, Vodafone's UK network director. "With switch off complete, we can start to redeploy the remaining spectrum which will ultimately lead to stronger and faster 4G and 5G across the UK. All on top of our existing 4G and 5G network improvement programmes. Good news for our customers, businesses and the wider UK economy."
