3G network to be retired in 2024

Act now to secure upgrades for your 3G devices and avoid service disruption. Australia’s 3G networks are being retired to enable faster rollout of 4G and 5G services.  3G was rolled out in 2003 (20 years ago!). At the time it was considered to support ground-breaking data and network speeds. 1.1 to 20Mbps download and upload speeds from 300kbps to 3Mbps. In contrast, the more modern 4G network offers download speeds of 10Mbps up to a speed cap of 100Mbps. Upload speeds are typically between 1 to 40Mb. The communication method 3G towers use consumes a lot more available radio spectrum per tower than the more modern 4G and 5G towers. The overuse of the available radio spectrum