Telstra today announced their plans to shut down their 2G (GSM) network by the end of 2016. The announcement was made via a blog post from Mike Wright, Telstra's Group Managing Director of Networks. In the post, Wright said that "2G traffic accounts for less than 1 per cent of our total network traffic", and that Telstra have "not sold a 2G phone for several years".
By Alex Choros
Telstra today announced their plans to shut down their 2G (GSM) network by the end of 2016. The announcement was made via a blog post from Mike Wright, Telstra's Group Managing Director of Networks. In the post, Wright said that "2G traffic accounts for less than 1 per cent of our total network traffic", and that Telstra have "not sold a 2G phone for several years".
Telstra aim to help customers still using the 2G network to transition over the next two and a half years. For some, this may be as simple as switching to a 3G SIM card, whereas others will require new handsets. Customers still on the 2G network will see a 2G, GPRS, E or EDGE icon on the top of their device's screen.
Telstra's 2G network has operated for over 20 years.
Source: Telstra
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