It looks like we were right about AT&T sunsetting its 2G networks to make way for more mobile broadband capacity. On Wednesday, Ma Bell announced it would ‘refarm’ PCS spectrum in New York City currently used by its GSM voice networks for “3G and 4G” services. Read more »
It looks like the U.K. won’t be the last major European country to have LTE. U.K. regulator Ofcom has given Everything Everywhere permission to use its existing 2G spectrum to launch an LTE network this year, long before it holds the 4G auctions. Read more »
AT&T is asking its mobile customers with 2G-only phones to make the leap to 3G devices, warning them in a letter that their voice and 2G data quality may soon degrade. It looks like AT&T is following T-Mobile, replacing its GSM networks with new HSPA capacity. Read more »
