3g stories

Australian group formed to ease 3G to 4G transition concerns
Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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The planned transition from 3G to 4G has prompted Australia's Communications Minister to establish a workgroup focused on ensuring a smooth shift.

SmarTone & Infovista revolutionise HK's telecoms with Ativa
Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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SmarTone, Hong Kong's leading 5G network, and Infovista dramatically enhance customer experience and network performance by utilising Infovista's innovative Ativa solution.

Progility partners with Aussie retailer to enhance in-store cell coverage
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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Progility Technologies partners with an Australian retailer to solve in-store cellular coverage issues using high-tech repeaters.

Farewell to the 3G network
Fri, 18th Aug 2023
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With the development of 4G networks in the 2010s and teens, the importance of 3G networks in Australia began to decline.

Spark to close 3G network, makes way for 5G in rural Aotearoa
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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Spark will close down its legacy 3G network towards the end of 2025, freeing up limited radio spectrum that will enable its 5G roll out across rural Aotearoa.

The reality of Australia’s 3G shutdown needs to sink in before it comes back to bite our essential services
Wed, 1st Feb 2023
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Reliance on Australia's 3G network puts many industries at risk as Telstra plans to shut it down in June 2024. Transition to 4G is crucial.

The sun is setting on 3G and the dawn of 5G is looming
Fri, 27th Jan 2023
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With 3G being phased out across the UK, businesses need to be prepared to reap the rewards presented by the fifth generation of mobile connectivity.

2G and 3G networks are 'open doors' for cyber attacks
Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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Security researchers have warned about SS7 for decades, however, the vulnerabilities have become more severe in recent years.

Spark buys 2019 Rugby World Cup broadcast rights, should you worry?
Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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Spark secures Rugby World Cup 2019 streaming rights, promising flexible pricing and accessibility for all Kiwis, not just Spark customers. Should fans worry?.

G-ME launches blockchain-backed GPS device
Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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The device uses CROWN’s blockchain technology, supposedly making users’ location data immutable and impossible to counterfeit.

Spark extends mobile coverage for the summer months
Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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As soon as summer comes around, Kiwis all over NZ pack up their bags and get the heck away from cities, which is why Spark has made its move.

Nostalgia or nonsense? Nokia’s revamped brick launches in NZ next week
Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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The Nokia 3310 3G retains some of the features of the past but has obviously had some Botox, a tummy tuck and new organ replacements.

End of an era – 2degrees to shut up shop on 2G
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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2degrees is set to close its 2G service by March 2018, urging customers to upgrade to 3G or 4G phones as the end of second-generation wireless technology looms.

Accelerated Concepts fires up local channel for 4G failover routers
Tue, 25th Oct 2016
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4G failover router vendor Accelerated Concepts has signed NPS as its master reseller for Australia and New Zealand as it gears up for a channel push.

Telstra takes on $30 million NT co-investment project
Tue, 8th Sep 2015
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Telstra inks a $30 million co-investment deal with the Northern Territory Government to provide broadband and 3G mobile to remote NT locations.

SnapperNet ramps up IoT offerings in face of strong demand
Thu, 25th Jun 2015
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SnapperNet is ramping up its vendor portfolio to help Kiwi resellers address the burgeoning internet of things/machine to machine market.

Telstra signs Woolworths as wholesaler for 3G mobile
Fri, 29th May 2015
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Woolworths boosts its retail prowess, joining forces with Telstra to provide 3G mobile services, covering 98.5% of Aussies.

Update: Vodafone network back in business
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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The cause of this morning’s mobile issue was a core network router problem in Christchurch, which led to mobile voice and TXT services problems.

Vodafone network down and out
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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Customers nationwide using the 2G, 3G and 4G network may be having difficulty making and receiving calls, TXTs and using data.

Vodafone makes NZ's first successful Voice over 4G (LTE) tests
Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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Vodafone's VoLTE success hints at a revolution in NZ's mobile calling with instant connection and HD voice over its growing 4G network.