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{{Short description |Third generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology}}
{{Other uses|3G (disambiguation)}}
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'''3G''' refers to the third generation of [[cellular network]] technology. These networks were rolled out beginning in the early 2000s and represented a significant advancement over the second generation ([[2G]]), particularly in terms of data transfer speeds and [[mobile internet]] capabilities. The major 3G standards are [[UMTS]] (developed by [[3GPP]], succeeding [[GSM]]) and [[CDMA2000]] (developed by [[Qualcomm]], succeeding [[cdmaOne]]);<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/hitesh.tewari/bib_files/pcca04.pdf |title=Mobility and Session Management: UMTS vs. CDMA2000 |journal=IEEE Wireless Communications |date=August 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Richard|last=Nunno|url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-239506A1.pdf|title=Migration to 3G Technology Standards: A Comparison of Selected Countries|publisher=FCC|date=September 2003}}</ref> both of these are based on the [[International Mobile Telecommunications-2000|IMT-2000]] specifications established by the [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU).

While 2G networks such as [[General Packet Radio Service|GPRS]] and [[Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]] supported limited data services, 3G introduced significantly higher-speed mobile internet and enhanced [[multimedia]] capabilities, in addition to improved [[Voice telephony|voice]] quality.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/technology/index.html|title=All about the Technology=2011-04-04|publisher=itu.int|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref> It provided moderate internet speeds suitable for general [[web browsing]] and multimedia content including [[video calls|video calling]] and [[Mobile television|mobile TV]],<ref name=":1" /> supporting services that provide an information transfer rate of at least 144 [[kbit/s]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-06-24 |title=3G CELLULAR STANDARDS WITH PATENTS |url=http://www.projectsatbangalore.com/3G-network/ |access-date=2019-08-17 |publisher=projectsatbangalore.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2015-02-10 |title=3G vs. 4G: What's the Difference? |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/293905/3g-vs-4g-whats-the-difference |access-date=2019-08-17 |website=PC Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

Later 3G releases, often referred to as 3.5G ([[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]]) and 3.75G ([[HSPA+]]) as well as [[EV-DO]], introduced important improvements, enabling 3G networks to offer [[mobile broadband]] access with speeds ranging from several [[Mbit/s]] up to 42 Mbit/s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-09 |title=HSPA - About Us |url=https://www.gsma.com/aboutus/gsm-technology/hspa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709180358/https://www.gsma.com/aboutus/gsm-technology/hspa |archive-date=9 July 2017 |access-date=2024-11-29 |publisher=GSMA}}</ref> These updates improved the reliability and speed of internet browsing, video streaming, and online gaming, enhancing the overall user experience for [[smartphone]]s and [[Mobile broadband modem|mobile modems]] in comparison to earlier 3G technologies. 3G was later succeeded by [[4G]] technology, which provided even higher data transfer rates and introduced advancements in network performance.

== Overview ==

=== Context ===
A new generation of cellular standards has emerged roughly every decade since the introduction of [[1G]] systems in 1979. Each generation is defined by the introduction of new [[frequency bands]], higher data rates, and transmission technologies that are not backward-compatible due to the need for significant changes in network architecture and infrastructure.

=== Standards ===
Several telecommunications companies marketed wireless mobile Internet services as ''3G'', indicating that the advertised service was provided over a 3G wireless network. However, 3G services have largely been supplanted in marketing by 4G and 5G services in most areas of the world. Services advertised as 3G are required to meet [[IMT-2000]] technical standards, including standards for reliability and speed (data transfer rates). To meet the IMT-2000 standards, Third-generation mobile networks, or 3G, must maintain minimum consistent Internet speeds of 144&nbsp;Kbps.<ref name=":0" /> However, many services advertised as 3G provide higher speed than the minimum technical requirements for a 3G service.<ref>{{cite web |date=2019-11-23 |title=Download Speeds: Comparing 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G Mobile Networks |url=https://kenstechtips.com/index.php/download-speeds-2g-3g-and-4g-actual-meaning |access-date=2019-08-17 |website=Ken's Tech Tips |language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequent 3G releases, denoted [[3.5G]] and [[3.75G]], provided mobile broadband access of several [[Mbps|Mbit/s]] for smartphones and mobile modems in laptop computers.<ref>{{cite web |title=HSPA |url=https://www.3gpp.org/technologies/keywords-acronyms/99-hspa |access-date=2019-08-17 |website=3gpp.org}}</ref>

3G branded standards:
*The [[UMTS]] (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) system, standardized by 3GPP in 2001, was used in Europe, Japan, [[China]] (with a different radio interface) and other regions predominated by [[GSM]] (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) [[2G]] system infrastructure. The cell phones are typically [[UMTS]] and [[GSM]] hybrids. Several radio interfaces are offered, sharing the same infrastructure:
** The original and most widespread radio interface is called [[W-CDMA]] (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).
** The [[TD-SCDMA]] radio interface was commercialized in 2009 and only offered in China.
** The latest UMTS release, [[HSPA+]], can provide peak data rates up to 56&nbsp;Mbit/s in the downlink in theory (28&nbsp;Mbit/s in existing services) and 22&nbsp;Mbit/s in the uplink.
*The [[CDMA2000]] system, first offered in 2002, standardized by [[3GPP2]], used especially in North America and South Korea, sharing infrastructure with the [[IS-95]] 2G standard. The cell phones are typically CDMA2000 and IS-95 hybrids. The latest release [[EVDO]] Rev. B offers peak rates of 14.7&nbsp;Mbit/s downstream.

The 3G systems and radio interfaces are based on [[spread spectrum]] radio transmission technology. While the [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|GSM EDGE]] standard ("2.9G"), [[DECT]] cordless phones and [[Mobile WiMAX]] standards formally also fulfill the IMT-2000 requirements and are approved as 3G standards by ITU, these are typically not branded as 3G and are based on completely different technologies.

The common standards complying with the IMT2000/3G standard are:
* [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]], a revision by the [[3GPP]] organization to the older [[2G]] [[GSM]] based transmission methods, which utilizes the same switching nodes, base station sites, and frequencies as GPRS, but includes a new base station and cellphone RF circuits. It is based on the three times as efficient [[8PSK]] modulation scheme as a supplement to the original [[GMSK]] modulation scheme. EDGE is still used extensively due to its ease of upgrade from existing 2G GSM infrastructure and cell phones.
** [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]] combined with the [[GPRS]] 2.5G technology is called [[EGPRS]], and allows peak data rates in the order of 200&nbsp;kbit/s, just like the original [[UMTS]] WCDMA versions and thus formally fulfill the IMT2000 requirements on 3G systems. However, in practice, EDGE is seldom marketed as a 3G system, but a [[2.9G]] system. EDGE shows slightly better [[system spectral efficiency]] than the original UMTS and [[CDMA2000]] systems, but it is difficult to reach much higher peak data rates due to the limited GSM spectral bandwidth of 200&nbsp;kHz, and it is thus a dead end.
** [[EDGE (telecommunication)|EDGE]] was also a mode in the [[Digital AMPS|IS-136]] TDMA system, no longer used.
** [[Evolved EDGE]], the latest revision, has peaks of 1&nbsp;Mbit/s downstream and 400&nbsp;kbit/s upstream but is not commercially used.
* The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, created and revised by the [[3GPP]]. The family is a full revision from GSM in terms of encoding methods and hardware, although some GSM sites can be [[retrofitted]] to broadcast in the UMTS/[[W-CDMA]] format.
** W-CDMA is the most common deployment, commonly operated on the 2,100&nbsp;MHz band. A few others use the 850, 900, and 1,900&nbsp;MHz bands.
*** [[High Speed Packet Access|HSPA]] is an amalgamation of several upgrades to the original W-CDMA standard and offers speeds of 14.4&nbsp;Mbit/s down and 5.76&nbsp;Mbit/s up. HSPA is backward-compatible and uses the same frequencies as W-CDMA.
*** [[HSPA+]], a further revision and upgrade of HSPA, can provide theoretical peak data rates up to 168&nbsp;Mbit/s in the downlink and 22&nbsp;Mbit/s in the uplink, using a combination of air interface improvements as well as multi-carrier HSPA and [[MIMO]]. Technically though, MIMO and DC-HSPA can be used without the "+" enhancements of HSPA+.
* The [[CDMA2000]] system, or IS-2000, including CDMA2000 1x and CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data (or EVDO), standardized by [[3GPP2]] (''differing'' from the 3GPP), evolving from the original IS-95 CDMA system, is used especially in North America, China, India, Pakistan, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa.
** CDMA2000 1x Rev. E has an increased voice capacity (by three times the original amount) compared to Rev. 0 [[EVDO]] Rev. B offers downstream peak rates of 14.7&nbsp;Mbit/s while Rev. C enhanced existing and new terminal user experience.

While DECT cordless phones and [[Mobile WiMAX]] standards formally also fulfill the IMT-2000 requirements, they are not usually considered due to their rarity and unsuitability for usage with mobile phones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=76204&lang=1033|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122174257/http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=76204&lang=1033|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-11-22|title=HTC – Touch Phone, PDA Phone, Smartphone, Mobile Computer|date=2008-11-22|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

=== Break-up of 3G systems ===
The 3G (UMTS and CDMA2000) research and development projects started in 1992. In 1999, ITU approved five radio interfaces for IMT-2000 as a part of the ITU-R M.1457 Recommendation; [[WiMAX]] was added in 2007.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2007/30.html|title=ITU Radiocommunication Assembly approves new developments for its 3G standards|publisher=ITU|access-date=1 June 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090519050045/http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2007/30.html| archive-date= 19 May 2009 }}</ref><!--DASHBot-->

There are evolutionary standards (EDGE and CDMA) that are backward-compatible extensions to pre-existing [[2G]] networks as well as revolutionary standards that require all-new network hardware and frequency allocations. The cell phones use UMTS in combination with 2G GSM standards and bandwidths, but ''do not support EDGE''. The latter group is the [[Universal Mobile Telecommunications System|UMTS]] family, which consists of standards developed for IMT-2000, as well as the independently developed standards [[DECT]] and WiMAX, which were included because they fit the IMT-2000 definition.

While [[Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution|EDGE]] fulfills the 3G specifications, most GSM/UMTS phones report EDGE ("2.75G") and UMTS ("3G") functionality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/edge-3g-h-etc-mobile-networks/|title=EDGE, 3G, H+, Etc: What Are All These Mobile Networks?|date=2019-02-15|website=MakeUseOf|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Cellular network standards and generation timeline.svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Cellular network standards and generation timeline.]]
3G technology was the result of research and development work carried out by the [[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU) in the early 1980s. 3G specifications and standards were developed in fifteen years. The technical specifications were made available to the public under the name IMT-2000. The communication spectrum between 400&nbsp;MHz to 3&nbsp;GHz was allocated for 3G. Both the government and communication companies approved the 3G standard. The first pre-commercial 3G network was launched by [[NTT DoCoMo]] in Japan in 1998,<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/1999/001070.html |title=A Brand New Mobile Millennium Ericsson/CATT/DoCoMo jointly demonstrate pioneering W-CDMA technology at PT/Wireless |publisher=NTT DOCOMO Global |date=9 November 1999 |access-date=30 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206060229/http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/1999/001070.html |archive-date=6 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> branded as [[FOMA]]. It was first available in May 2001 as a pre-release (test) of [[W-CDMA]] technology. The first commercial launch of 3G was also by NTT DoCoMo in Japan on 1 October 2001, although it was initially somewhat limited in scope;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economists-pick-research.hktdc.com/|title=Economists' Pick |publisher=HKTDC Research|access-date=12 January 2020|archive-date=31 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331023724/http://economists-pick-research.hktdc.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandmag.co.uk/analysis/3G/3G.html|website=broadbandmag.co.uk|title=3G grinds to a start|access-date=7 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423070804/http://www.broadbandmag.co.uk/analysis/3G/3G.html|archive-date=23 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> broader availability of the system was delayed by apparent concerns over its reliability.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/04/43253|title=DoCoMo Delays 3G Launch | magazine=Wired | date=24 April 2001}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Charny |first=Ben |date=2001-10-01 |title=World's first 3G phone network goes live |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/worlds-first-3g-phone-network-goes-live/ |access-date=2019-08-16 |publisher=ZDNet |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Kieren |date=2001-10-01 |title=World's first 3G network live today |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/01/worlds_first_3g_network_live/ |access-date=2019-08-16 |website=theregister.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2003-07-29 |title=THE EVOLUTION TO 3G MOBILE – STATUS REPORT |url=https://www.itu.int/itunews/issue/2003/06/thirdgeneration.html |access-date=2019-08-16 |website=itu.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-10-01 |title=First 3G mobiles launched in Japan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1572372.stm |access-date=2019-08-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The first European pre-commercial network was an [[UMTS]] network on the [[Isle of Man]] by [[Manx Telecom]], the operator then owned by [[BT Group|British Telecom]], and the first commercial network (also UMTS based W-CDMA) in Europe was opened for business by [[Telenor]] in December 2001 with no commercial handsets and thus no paying customers.

The first network to go commercially live was by [[SK Telecom]] in South Korea on the CDMA-based [[1xEV-DO]] technology in January 2002. By May 2002, the second South Korean 3G network was by [[KT (telecommunication company)|KT]] on EV-DO and thus the South Koreans were the first to see competition among 3G operators.

The first commercial United States 3G network was by Monet Mobile Networks, on [[CDMA2000]] 1x EV-DO technology, but the network provider later shut down operations. The second 3G network operator in the US was Verizon Wireless in July 2002, also on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO. AT&T Mobility was also a true 3G [[UMTS]] network, having completed its upgrade of the 3G network to [[HSUPA]].

The first commercial United Kingdom 3G network was started by [[Hutchison Asia Telecom Group|Hutchison Telecom]] which was originally behind [[Orange S.A.]]<ref>{{cite news|title=3G in UK|url=https://3g.co.uk/three-coverage|work=3g.co.uk}}</ref> In 2003, it announced first commercial third generation or 3G mobile phone network in the UK.

The first pre-commercial demonstration network in the southern hemisphere was built in [[Adelaide]], South Australia, by m.Net Corporation in February 2002 using UMTS on 2100&nbsp;MHz. This was a demonstration network for the 2002 IT World Congress. The first commercial 3G network was launched by Hutchison Telecommunications branded as ''Three'' or "3" in June 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hutchison.com.au/About/AboutHutchison.aspx |title=About Hutchison |publisher=Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=2012-04-07}}</ref>

In [[India]], on 11 December 2008, the first 3G mobile and internet services were launched by a state-owned company, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL), within the metropolitan cities of Delhi and Mumbai. After MTNL, another state-owned company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), began deploying the 3G networks country-wide.

[[Emtel]] launched the first 3G network in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.africaoutlookmag.com/outlook-features/emtel2016|title=Emtel {{!}} Africa Outlook Magazine|website=Africa Outlook Magazine|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-03|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203065338/http://www.africaoutlookmag.com/outlook-features/emtel2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Adoption ===
[[File:Video Call.jpg|thumb|[[Videotelephony]] through cellular networks were made possible using 3G technologies]]
[[Japan]] was one of the first countries to adopt 3G, the reason being the process of 3G spectrum allocation, which in Japan was awarded without much upfront cost. The frequency spectrum was allocated in the US and Europe based on auctioning, thereby requiring a huge initial investment for any company wishing to provide 3G services. European companies collectively paid over 100 billion dollars in their spectrum auctions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nao.org.uk/report/radiocommunications-agency-the-auction-of-radio-spectrum-for-the-third-generation-of-mobile-telephones/|title=Radiocommunications Agency : The Auction of Radio Spectrum for the Third Generation of Mobile Telephones – National Audit Office (NAO) Report|date=2001-10-19|website=National Audit Office|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

[[Nepal Telecom]] adopted 3G Service for the first time in southern [[Asia]]. However, its 3G was relatively slow to be adopted in [[Nepal]]. In some instances, 3G networks do not use the same radio frequencies as [[2G]], so mobile operators must build entirely new networks and license entirely new frequencies, especially to achieve high data transmission rates. Other countries' delays were due to the expenses of upgrading transmission hardware, especially for [[UMTS]], whose deployment required the replacement of most broadcast towers. Due to these issues and difficulties with deployment, many carriers could not or delayed the acquisition of these updated capabilities.

In December 2007, 190 3G networks were operating in 40 countries and 154 [[HSDPA]] networks were operating in 71 countries, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). In Asia, Europe, Canada, and the US, telecommunication companies use [[W-CDMA]] technology with the support of around 100 terminal designs to operate 3G mobile networks.

The roll-out of 3G networks was delayed by the enormous costs of additional spectrum licensing fees in some countries. The license fees in some European countries were particularly high, bolstered by government auctions of a limited number of licenses and [[sealed bid auction]]s, and initial excitement over 3G's potential. This led to a [[telecoms crash]] that ran concurrently with similar crashes in the [[Dark fibre|fibre-optic]] and [[Dot-com bubble|dot.com]] fields.

The 3G standard is perhaps well known because of a massive expansion of the mobile communications market post-2G and advances of the consumer mobile phone. An especially notable development during this time is the [[smartphone]] (for example, the [[iPhone]], and the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] family), combining the abilities of a PDA with a mobile phone, leading to widespread demand for mobile internet connectivity. 3G has also introduced the term "[[mobile internet|mobile broadband]]" because its speed and capability made it a viable alternative for internet browsing, and USB Modems connecting to 3G networks, and now [[4G]] became increasingly common.

=== Market penetration ===
By June 2007, the 200 millionth 3G subscriber had been connected of which 10 million were in [[Nepal]] and 8.2 million in [[India]]. This 200 millionth is only 6.7% of the 3 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide. (When counting CDMA2000 1x RTT customers—max bitrate 72% of the 200&nbsp;kbit/s which defines 3G—the total size of the nearly-3G subscriber base was 475 million as of June 2007, which was 15.8% of all subscribers worldwide.) In the countries where 3G was launched first – Japan and South Korea – 3G penetration is over 70%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plus8star.com/?p=123 |title=Plus 8 Star presentation, "Is 3G a Dog or a Demon – Hints from 7 years of 3G Hype in Asia" |publisher=Plus8star.com |date=11 June 2008 |access-date=2010-09-06 |archive-date=18 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218202022/http://www.plus8star.com/?p=123 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In Europe the leading country{{when|date=September 2013}} for 3G penetration is Italy with a third of its subscribers migrated to 3G. Other leading countries{{when|date=September 2013}} for 3G use include [[Nepal]], [[UK]], [[Austria]], [[Australia]] and [[Singapore]] at the 32% migration level.

According to ITU estimates,<ref name=mobiThinking2013>{{cite web |url=http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/a |title=Global mobile statistics 2013 Part A: Mobile subscribers; handset market share; mobile operators |publisher=mobiThinking |date=May 2013 |access-date=2013-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906115310/http://mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/a |archive-date=6 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as of Q4 2012 there were 2096 million active mobile-broadband{{vague|date=September 2013}} subscribers worldwide out of a total of 6835 million subscribers—this is just over 30%. About half the mobile-broadband subscriptions are for subscribers in developed nations, 934 million out of 1600 million total, well over 50%. Note however that there is a distinction between a phone with mobile-broadband connectivity and a [[smart phone]] with a large display and so on—although according<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mobithinking.com/blog/100-million-club |title=The 100 million club: the top 10 mobile markets by number of mobile subscriptions |publisher=mobiThinking |date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2013-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926050457/http://mobithinking.com/blog/100-million-club |archive-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to the ITU and informatandm.com the US has 321 million mobile subscriptions, including 256 million that are 3G or 4G, which is both 80% of the subscriber base and 80% of the US population, according<ref name=mobiThinking2013/> to ComScore just a year earlier in Q4 2011 only about 42% of people surveyed in the US reported they owned a smart phone. In Japan, 3G penetration was similar at about 81%, but smart phone ownership was lower at about 17%.<ref name=mobiThinking2013/> In [[China]], there were 486.5 million 3G subscribers in June 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.techinasia.com/china-3g-and-4g-subscriber-numbers-june-2014/|title= China now has 486.5 million 3G subscribers, but only 14 million on new 4G network|author= Steven Millward|date= 2014-07-29|access-date= 2014-08-04|work= Tech in Asia}}</ref> in a population of 1,385,566,537 ([[List of countries by population (United Nations)|2013 UN estimate]]).

=== Decline and decommissions ===
Since the increasing adoption of [[4G]] networks across the globe, 3G use has been in decline. Several operators around the world have already or are in the process of shutting down their 3G networks (see [[#Phase-out|table below]]). In several places, 3G is being shut down while its older predecessor 2G is being kept in operation; [[Vodafone]] UK is doing this, citing 2G's usefulness as a low-power fallback.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.com/2019/10/18/dont_switch_off_2g_report/|title=Sod 3G, that can go, but don't rush to turn off 2G, UK still needs it – report|first=Kat|last=Hall|website=www.theregister.com}}</ref> [[EE (telecommunications)|EE]] in the UK, plans to switch off their 3G networks in early 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We're Switching Off Our 3G Network |url=https://ee.co.uk/3g-switch-off |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=EE |language=en-gb}}</ref> In the US, [[Verizon (mobile network)|Verizon]] shutdown their 3G services on 31 December 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-30 |title=3G CDMA Network Shut off date set for December 31, 2022 |url=https://www.verizon.com/about/news/3g-cdma-network-shut-date-set-december-31-2022 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.verizon.com |language=en}}</ref> T-Mobile shut down [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]]'s networks on {{Date|Mar 31, 2022}} and shutdown their main networks on 1 July 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-Mobile Network Evolution |url=https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/t-mobile-network-evolution |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=T-Mobile Support |language=en}}</ref> and [[AT&T]] has done so on 22 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Samantha Murphy |date=2022-02-22 |title=AT&T is shutting down its 3G network. Here's how it could impact you {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/tech/att-3g-network-shutdown/index.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> According to Telenor IoT, 3G sunsets outpace 2G in Europe, where 19 operators in 14 countries plan to phase out 3G by 2025. Only 8 operators in 8 nations are scheduled to shut down their 2G networks by the same year however. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=2G/3G Sunset: What It Means for IoT Connectivity |url=https://iot.telenor.com/technologies/connectivity/2g-3g-sunset/ |access-date=2025-10-22 |website=Telenor IoT |language=en-US}}</ref>

Currently 3G around the world is declining in availability and support. Technology that depends on 3G for usage are becoming inoperable in many places. For example, the [[European Union]] plans to ensure that member countries maintain 2G networks as a fallback{{Citation needed|date=April 2022|reason=The only nearby reference doesn't appear to support this, as far as I can tell; it may well be true, but it needs verifiability.}}, so 3G devices that are backwards compatible with 2G frequencies can continue to be used. However, in countries that plan to decommission 2G networks or have already done so as well, such as the United States and Singapore, devices supporting only 3G and backwards compatible with 2G are becoming inoperable.<ref>{{cite web|author=arsyline.cz |url=https://eshop.sectron.eu/en/2g-and-3g-networks-are-shutting-down-globally/a-6316 |title=2G and 3G networks are shutting down globally?! |publisher=SECTRON s.r.o |date= |accessdate=2022-02-26}}</ref> As of February 2022, less than 1% of cell phone customers in the United States used 3G; AT&T offered free replacement devices to some customers in the run-up to its shutdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/tech/att-3g-network-shutdown/index.html|title=AT&T is shutting down its 3G network. Here’s how it could impact you|first=Samantha Murphy|last=Kelly|date=22 February 2022|website=CNN}}</ref>

== Patents ==
It has been estimated that there are almost 8,000 patents declared essential ([[FRAND]]) related to the 483 technical specifications which form the [[3GPP]] and [[3GPP2]] standards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engpaper.com/3g-cellular-standards-and-patents.html|title=3G CELLULAR STANDARDS AND PATENTS|publisher=engpaper.com|access-date=2012-06-24| date=13 June 2005}}</ref><ref name="3gppatentsIEEE">{{cite web|url=https://patentlyo.com/media/docs/2009/03/wirelesscom2005.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620135106/http://patentlyo.com/media/docs/2009/03/wirelesscom2005.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 June 2015|title=3G CELLULAR STANDARDS AND PATENTS|publisher=[[Polytechnic Institute of New York University]]|author=David J. Goodman|work=IEEE Wireless com|access-date=2012-06-24|date=13 June 2005}}</ref> Twelve companies accounted in 2004 for 90% of the patents ([[Qualcomm]], [[Ericsson]], [[Nokia]], [[Motorola]], [[Philips]], [[NTT DoCoMo]], [[Siemens]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Fujitsu]], [[Hitachi]], [[InterDigital]], and [[Panasonic|Matsushita]]).

Even then, some patents [[Essential patent|essential]] to 3G might not have been declared by their patent holders. It is believed that [[Nortel]] and [[Lucent]] have undisclosed patents essential to these standards.<ref name="3gppatentsIEEE"/>

Furthermore, the existing 3G Patent Platform Partnership Patent pool has little impact on [[FRAND]] protection because it excludes the four largest patent owners for 3G.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/files/standards_policy/ipr-workshop/ipr_study_final_report_en.pdf|title=Study on the Interplay between Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)|publisher=[[European Commission]]|access-date=2012-06-24|date=18 July 2009|quote=''Pools that cover only a fraction of the actual IPR for a standard are not very useful. It is essential that the large licensees sign up. Examples of pools that have little impact are the 3G Licensing pool (which excludes the four largest IPR owners for 3G) and the 802.11 pool by ViaLicensing.''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224154100/http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/european-standards/files/standards_policy/ipr-workshop/ipr_study_final_report_en.pdf|archive-date=24 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4037906/Possible-showstoppers-shadow-3G-patent-pool|title=Possible 'showstoppers' shadow 3G patent pool |publisher=eetimes.com |access-date=2012-06-24|date=21 May 1999|quote=''Even so, Qualcomm (San Diego) is still a wild card in the patent-pooling effort. Qualcomm was a member of the UMTS group when it was formed in February 1998, but deactivated its membership last September.''}}</ref>

== Features ==

=== Data rates ===
ITU has not provided a clear<ref>{{cite web|title=3G Licensing Workshop (19–21 September 2001)|url=https://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/3G/workshop/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=www.itu.int}}</ref>{{vague|date=September 2013}} definition of the data rate that users can expect from 3G equipment or providers. Thus users sold 3G service may not be able to point to a standard and say that the rates it specifies are not being met. While stating in commentary that "it is expected that IMT-2000 will provide higher transmission rates: a minimum data rate of 2&nbsp;Mbit/s for stationary or walking users, and 348&nbsp;kbit/s in a moving vehicle,"<ref>{{cite web
 | title = Cellular Standards for the Third Generation
 | publisher = ITU
 | date=1 December 2005
 | url = http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/imt-2000/technology.html#Cellular%20Standards%20for%20the%20Third%20Generation
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080524050117/http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/imt-2000/technology.html#Cellular%20Standards%20for%20the%20Third%20Generation
 | archive-date = 24 May 2008
 }}</ref> the ITU does not actually clearly specify minimum required rates, nor required average rates, nor what modes{{clarify|date=September 2013}} of the interfaces qualify as 3G, so various{{vague|date=September 2013}} data rates are sold as '3G' in the market.

In a market implementation, 3G downlink data speeds defined by telecom service providers vary depending on the underlying technology deployed; up to 384&nbsp;kbit/s for UMTS (WCDMA), up to 7.2&nbsp;Mbit/sec for HSPA, and a theoretical maximum of 21.1&nbsp;Mbit/s for HSPA+ and 42.2&nbsp;Mbit/s for DC-HSPA+ (technically 3.5G, but usually clubbed under the tradename of 3G).{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

=== Security ===
{{see also|Mobile security#Attacks based on the GSM networks}}
3G networks offer greater security than their 2G predecessors. By allowing the UE (User Equipment) to authenticate the network it is attaching to, the user can be sure the network is the intended one and not an impersonator.<ref>{{cite web
 |title     = Security for the Third Generation (3G) Mobile System
 |publisher = Network Systems & Security Technologies
 |url       = http://www.isrc.rhul.ac.uk/useca/OtherPublications/3G_UMTS%20Security.pdf
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030912184912/http://www.isrc.rhul.ac.uk/useca/OtherPublications/3G_UMTS%20Security.pdf
|url-status  = dead
|archive-date = 2003-09-12
}}</ref>

3G networks use the [[KASUMI (block cipher)|KASUMI]] [[block cipher]] instead of the older [[A5/1]] [[stream cipher]]. However, a number of serious weaknesses in the KASUMI cipher have been identified.

In addition to the 3G network infrastructure security, end-to-end security is offered when application frameworks such as IMS are accessed, although this is not strictly a 3G property.

=== Applications of 3G ===
The bandwidth and location capabilities introduced by 3G networks enabled a wide range of applications that were previously impractical or unavailable on 2G networks. Among the most significant advancements was the ability to perform data-intensive tasks, such as browsing the internet seamlessly while on the move, as well as engaging in other activities that benefited from faster data speeds and enhanced reliability.

Beyond personal communication, 3G networks supported applications in various fields, including [[medical device]]s, [[fire alarms]], and ankle monitors. This versatility marked a significant milestone in cellular communications, as 3G became the first network to enable such a broad range of use cases.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/3g-service-sunset-what-it-means/ |title=3G Service Is Going Away Next Year. Here's What That Means |magazine=WIRED |date= |access-date=2022-02-26|last1=Ashworth |first1=Boone }}</ref> By expanding its functionality beyond traditional [[mobile phone]] usage, 3G set the stage for the integration of [[cellular network]]s into a wide array of technologies and services, paving the way for further advancements with subsequent generations of mobile networks.

== Evolution ==
Both [[3GPP]] and [[3GPP2]] are working on the extensions to 3G standards that are based on an [[Next Generation Network|all-IP network infrastructure]] and using advanced wireless technologies such as [[MIMO]]. These specifications already display features characteristic for [[IMT-Advanced]] (4G), the successor of 3G. However, falling short of the bandwidth requirements for 4G (which is 1&nbsp;Gbit/s for stationary and 100&nbsp;Mbit/s for mobile operation), these standards are classified as 3.9G or Pre-4G.
3GPP plans to meet the 4G goals with [[LTE Advanced]], whereas Qualcomm has halted [[Ultra Mobile Broadband|UMB]] development in favour of the LTE family.<ref name="qualcomm">[https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1335969420081113?rpc=401& Qualcomm halts UMB project], Reuters, 13 November 2008</ref>

On 14 December 2009, [[TeliaSonera]] announced in an official press release that "We are very proud to be the first operator in the world to offer our customers 4G services."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teliasonera.com/News-and-Archive/Press-releases/2009/TeliaSonera-first-in-the-world-with-4G-services/ |title=first in the world with 4G services |publisher=TeliaSonera |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=2010-09-06}}</ref> With the launch of their LTE network, initially they are offering ''pre-4G'' (or ''beyond 3G'') services in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway.

== Phase-out ==

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under"
! Country
! Status
! Network
! Shutdown date
! Standard
! References
! Notes
|-
| {{flag|Argentina}}
|
| [[Telecom Personal|Personal]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Personal AR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/11/02/personal-to-commence-3g-shutdown-in-1q23/ |title=Personal to commence 3G shutdown in 1Q23 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-11-02 |access-date=2022-11-13}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced in Q1 2023.}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Australia}}
| rowspan="3" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}} including grey import 4G and 5G devices<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=James |date=2025-05-25 |title=Australia’s 3G Shutdown - Why your 4G/5G Phone is now Blocked! |url=https://medium.com/@jamesdwho/australias-3g-shutdown-why-your-4g-5g-phone-is-now-blocked-5900cd5361e2 |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Optus]]
| 2024-10-28
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Optus AU">{{cite web |url=https://www.optus.com.au/support/mobiles-tablets-wearables/important-changes-3g |title=We're upgrading our network with changes to 3G |publisher=Optus |access-date=2023-02-16}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown AU">{{cite web |url=https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Guides/Australian-3G-network-shutdown-what-you-need-to-know |title=Australian 3G Network Shutdown: Everything you need to know |publisher=whistleOut |date=2024-05-06 |access-date=2024-07-04}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Telstra]]
| 2024-10-28
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telstra AU">{{cite web |url=https://www.telstra.com.au/business-enterprise/news-research/networks/announcements/3g-service-closure |title=3G Service Closure |publisher=Telstra |date= |access-date=2021-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121054628/https://www.telstra.com.au/business-enterprise/news-research/networks/announcements/3g-service-closure |archive-date=2019-11-21}}</ref><ref name="3G Phase-out AU">{{cite web |url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/12/3g-shutdown-australia/ |title=How Telstra, Optus and Vodafone Will Deal With the 3G Shutdown |publisher=Gizmodo Australia |date=2021-12-13 |access-date=2022-04-12}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown AU" />
| Service on 2100&nbsp;MHz band ended on 25 Mar 2019.
|-
| [[TPG Telecom|TPG]] / [[Vodafone Australia|Vodafone]]
| 2023-12-15
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="TPG AU 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/09/27/tpg-telecom-confirms-it-will-switch-off-3g-network-in-december-2023/ |title=TPG Telecom confirms it will switch off 3G network in December 2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-09-27 |access-date=2022-10-06}}</ref><ref name="TPG AU 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/12/14/vodafone-australia-poised-to-switch-off-its-3g-network-tomorrow/ |title=Vodafone Australia poised to switch off its 3G network tomorrow |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-12-14 |access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}
|
| [[Magenta Telekom]]
| {{Partial2|''2024 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="MT AT">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/04/08/magenta-will-start-3g-shutdown-in-2024/ |title=Magenta will start 3G shutdown in 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-04-08 |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Belgium}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[Orange Belgium|Orange]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/03/01/orange-selects-5g-sa-vendors-provides-timetable-for-2g3g-shutdowns/ |title=Orange selects 5G SA vendors; provides timetable for 2G/3G shutdowns |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-03-01 |access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref><ref name="Orange BE">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/06/05/orange-belgium-to-kick-off-3g-shutdown-in-january-2024/ |title=Orange Belgium to kick off 3G shutdown in January 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-06-05 |access-date=2023-06-06}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced in Jan 2024.}}
|-
| [[Telenet (provider)|Telenet]]
| {{Partial2|''2024-09-30 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telenet BE 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/09/16/telenet-to-switch-off-3g-from-september-2024/ |title=Telenet to switch off 3G from September 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-09-16 |access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced in Sep 2024.}}
|-
| [[Proximus]]
| {{Partial2|''2024-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Proximus BE">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/11/30/proximus-to-switch-off-3g-network-by-end-2024/ |title=Proximus to switch off 3G network by end-2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-11-30 |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Canada}}
| rowspan="4" |
| [[Bell Mobility|Bell]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown CA">{{cite web |url=https://www.hologram.io/blog/3g-sunset-att-rogers-telstra-vodafone-orange-iot |title=What's the 3G Sunset and How Will It Affect Existing IoT Deployments? |publisher=hologram.io |date= |access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Rogers Wireless|Rogers]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-07-31''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown CA" /><ref name="Rogers 3G Shutdown CA">{{cite web |url=https://bsav.ca/important-notice-regarding-upcoming-2g-3g-changes-on-the-rogers-network/ |title=Important Notice Regarding Upcoming 2G/3G Changes on the Rogers Network |publisher=Bulwark |date=2020-07-15 |access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogers.com/customer/support/article/business-network-updates |title=1900 MHz Shutdown on our 2G and 3G Wireless Networks |publisher=Rogers Communications |date=2021-03-01 |access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.telegeography.com/2g-and-3g-shutdowns-continue |title=2G and 3G Shutdowns Continue |publisher=blog.telegeography.com |date=2023-02-15 |access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://alarmtech.ca/2024/08/06/3g-alarm-systems-need-to-be-upgraded/ |title=3G Alarm Systems Need To Be Upgraded |publisher=alarmtech.ca |date=2024-08-06 |access-date=2024-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=3G Network retirement – Everything you need to know |url=https://www.rogers.com/support/mobility/3g-network-retirement-everything-you-need-to-know |website=rogers.ca |access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref>

| {{fontcolour|red|1900 MHz shutdown in Jun 2021.}}<br />850&nbsp;MHz remains active until 31 July 2025.
|-
| [[Telus Mobility|Telus]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown CA" />
|
|-
| [[Videotron]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-07-31''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Videotron CA">{{cite web |url=https://www.videotron.com/en/support/mobile/networks/3g-shutdown |title=3G phase-out in Canada |website=Videotron |access-date=2025-02-03}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|China}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[China Mobile]]
| {{Partial2|''2020''}}
| [[TD SCDMA|TD-SCDMA]]
| <ref name="CM CN 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.fierce-network.com/europe/china-s-3g-failure |title=China's 3G failure |publisher=Fierce Network |date=2008-03-30 |access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref><ref name="CM CN 2">{{cite web |url=https://technode.com/2011/05/09/china-mobile-not-serious-td-scdma-bet-big-ontd-lte/ |title=China Mobile Not Serious About TD-SCDMA, Betting Big on TD-LTE |publisher=TechNode |date=2011-05-09 |access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref><ref name="CM CN 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/china-mobile-starts-to-turn-off-td-scdma-base-stations |title=China Mobile starts to turn off 3G base stations |publisher=GSM Association (GSMA), Mobile World Live |date=2016-03-16 |access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref name="CM CN 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201903/13/WS5c88b5c5a3106c65c34ee6e1.html |title=China Mobile to shut down 3G network |publisher=China Daily |date=2019-03-13 |access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced on 16 Mar 2016.}}
|-
| [[China Telecom]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB CT">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=269 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - China Telecom |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="CT CN 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.montnets.com/en/wap/index.php/show-583.html |title=China Telecom: 3G Network Will Be Shut down Gradually Starting from June |publisher=Montnets |date=2020-06-05  |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref><ref name="CT CN 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.lightreading.com/asia/turning-off-2g-in-china-harder-than-it-looks/d/d-id/778630 |title=Turning off 2G in China harder than it looks |publisher=Light Reading |date=2022-06-29 |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rev. A<br />{{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced on 16 Jun 2020.}}
|-
| [[China Unicom]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="CU CN">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/11/04/china-unicom-given-green-light-to-refarm-900mhz-band-for-5g/ |title=China Unicom given green light to refarm 900MHz band for 5G |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-11-04 |access-date=2022-11-06}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced in Q4 2022.}}
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}
|
| [[Hrvatski Telekom|HT]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="HT CR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/12/07/ht-to-begin-3g-shutdown-soon/ |title=HT to begin 3G shutdown soon |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-12-07 |access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commenced in Dec 2023.}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| rowspan="3" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[O2 Czech Republic|O<sub>2</sub>]]
| 2021-11-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="O2_T CZ">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/12/03/t-mobile-o2-switch-off-czech-3g-networks/ |title=T-Mobile, O2 switch off Czech 3G networks |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-12-03 |access-date=2021-12-06}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[T-Mobile Czech Republic|T-Mobile]]
| 2021-11-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="O2_T CZ" />
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Czech Republic|Vodafone]]
| 2021-03-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF CZ">{{cite web |url=https://mobilmania.zive.cz/clanky/zacala-bombasticky-s-vrtulnikem-skonci-v-tichosti-za-dva-tydny-3g-sit-vodafonu/sc-3-a-1350998/default.aspx |title=Začala bombasticky s vrtulníkem, skončí v tichosti za dva týdny. 3G síť Vodafonu |trans-title=It started bombastically with a helicopter, ending in silence in two weeks. Vodafone's 3G network |publisher=mobilmania.zive.cz |language=cs |date=2021-03-17 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Denmark}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[3 (company)#Denmark and Sweden|3]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-01 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3 DK">{{cite web |url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/3-denmark-trials-3g-switch-off-at-roskilde-festival--1299542 |title=3 Denmark trials 3G switch-off at Roskilde Festival |publisher=Telecompaper |date=2019-07-04 |access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commenced in 2019.}}
|-
| [[TDC A/S|TDC]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="TDC DK">{{cite web |url=https://tdc.dk/3g/ |title=Udfasningen af 3G-nettet - Danmarks bedste mobilnetværk fremtidssikres - farvel til 3G fra slutningen af 2022 |publisher=TDC |language=da |date=2022 |access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commenced in 2022.}}
|-
| [http://www.tt-network.dk/ TT-Netværket]<br /><small>([[Telenor Denmark|Telenor]], [[Telia Company#Denmark|Telia]])</small>
| 2023-03-20
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="TN DK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/02/09/telenor-denmark-launching-5g-sa-in-2022-shutting-3g-in-late-summer/ |title=Telenor Denmark launching 5G SA in 2022, shutting 3G in late summer |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-02-09 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref><ref name="Telia_TN DK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/04/20/telia-telenor-decommission-their-3g-networks-in-denmark/ |title=Telia, Telenor decommission their 3G networks in Denmark |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-04-20 |access-date=2023-04-23}}</ref>
| Service on the 2100&nbsp;MHz band ended in 2021.<br />Shutdown on the 900&nbsp;MHz band commenced in summer 2022.
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Estonia}}
| rowspan="3" | 
| [[Elisa (company)|Elisa]]
| 2024-11-26
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Elisa ES">{{cite web |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elisa-estonia-completes-3g-shutdown/ |title=Elisa Estonia completes 3G shutdown |publisher=Data Centre Dynamics Ltd. |date=2024-11-26 |access-date=2024-12-24}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Tele2#Estonia|Tele2]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/08/24/tele2-estonia-to-close-3g-network-by-end-2025/ |title=Tele2 Estonia to close 3G network by end-2025 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-08-24 |access-date=2022-08-27}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Telia Eesti]]
| 2023-12-13
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telia EE 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/05/28/telia-eesti-plans-3g-shutdown-by-end-2023/ |title=Telia Eesti plans 3G shutdown by end-2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-05-28 |access-date=2022-04-11}}</ref><ref name="Telia EE 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/01/17/telia-estonia-to-start-3g-shutdown-at-end-february/ |title=Telia Estonia to start 3G shutdown at end-February |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-01-17 |access-date=2023-01-17}}</ref><ref name="Telia EE 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/22/telia-switches-off-3g-in-capital-tallinn/ |title=Telia switches off 3G in capital Tallinn |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-22 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref><ref name="Telia EE 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/12/13/telia-completes-estonian-3g-shutdown/ |title=Telia completes Estonian 3G shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-12-13 |access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Finland}}
| rowspan="4" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[DNA Oyj|DNA]]
| 2024-01-25
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="DNA Fi 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/69992623/schedule-published-this-is-how-dnas-3g-network-will-be-shut-down-in-20232024 |title=Schedule published: This is how DNA's 3G network will be shut down in 2023–2024 |publisher=DNA Oyj |access-date=2023-07-12}}</ref><ref name="DNA Fi 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/11/16/dna-confirms-next-areas-for-3g-shutdown/ |title=DNA confirms next areas for 3G shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-11-16 |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref><ref name="DNA Fi 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/dna-will-densify-4g-with-3g-spectrum-after-shutdowns/ |title=DNA will densify 4G with 3G spectrum after shutdowns |publisher=mobileeurope.co.uk |date=2023-11-23 |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref><ref name="DNA Fi 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.tivi.fi/uutiset/dna-to-permanently-shut-down-its-3g-networks-next-week-common-devices-will-need-to-transition-to-2g-network/53a69441-20f2-416d-af58-332b5420bcdc |title=DNA to Permanently Shut Down its 3G Networks Next Week – Common Devices Will Need to Transition to 2G Network |publisher=Alma Media Oyj 2024 |date=2024-01-05 |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
| Local shutdowns commenced in May 2023.
|-
| [[Elisa (company)|Elisa]]
| 2023-11-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://elisa.fi/en/3g/ |title=3G network became history - we are investing in faster connections |publisher=Elisa Oyj |date=2023-11-30 |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
| Local shutdowns commenced in Apr 2023.
|-
| {{ill|Finnish Shared Network|fi|Suomen Yhteisverkko}}
| 2024-12
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="DNA Fi 5">{{cite news |url=https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/71009620/suomen-yhteisverkon-5g-urakka-valmistui-vanhat-3g-taajuudet-otettu-4gn-kayttoon?publisherId=69820923&lang=fi |title=Suomen Yhteisverkon 5G-urakka valmistui, vanhat 3G-taajuudet otettu 4G:n käyttöön |publisher=STT Info |language=fi |date=2025-03-24 |access-date=2025-05-17}}</ref>
| Joint company by Telia and DNA to manage networks in Northern and Eastern Finland.
|-
| [[Telia Company|Telia]]
| 2024-10-28
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telia FI 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/08/telia-finland-to-commence-3g-shutdown-on-11-september/ |title=Telia Finland to commence 3G shutdown on 11 September |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-08 |access-date=2023-09-11}}</ref><ref name="Telia FI 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.telia.fi/3g |title=3G-verkko on siirtymässä historiaan |publisher=Telia |language=fi |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref><ref name="Telia FI 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.telia.fi/telia-yrityksena/medialle/epress?articleId=2f925e4b-1693-407e-9683-0143cd2efaa3 |title=Telian 3G-verkon viimeiset tukiasemat sammuvat lokakuun lopussa Helsingissä |publisher=Telia |language=fi |date=2024-10-09 |access-date=2025-05-17}}</ref>
| Local shutdowns commenced on 9 Sep 2023.
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|France}}
| rowspan="4" |
| [[Bouygues Telecom|Bouygues]]
| {{Partial2|''2029 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="BYG FR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/02/03/bouygues-telecom-to-decommission-2g-in-2026-3g-to-follow-in-2029/ |title=Bouygues Telecom to decommission 2G in 2026, 3G to follow in 2029 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-02-03 |access-date=2023-02-11}}</ref>
| 
|-
| [[Free Mobile]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-15''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iliad.fr/fr/actualites/article/free-poursuit-la-modernisation-de-son-reseau-mobile |title=Free poursuit la modernisation de son réseau mobile |language=fr |publisher=Groupe Iliad |date=2025-10-23 |access-date=2025-11-04}}</ref>
|-
| [[Orange S.A.|Orange]]
| {{Partial2|''2028-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe" />
|
|-
| [[SFR]]
| {{Partial2|''2028 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="SFR FR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/01/27/sfr-selects-nokia-for-5g-sa-network-to-decommission-2g3g-by-2028/ |title=SFR selects Nokia for 5G SA network; to decommission 2G/3G by 2028 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-01-27 |access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Germany}}
| rowspan="3" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[Deutsche Telekom]]
| 2021-07-01
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telekom DE">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/07/06/telekom-switches-off-3g-network/ |title=Telekom switches off 3G network |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-07-06 |access-date=2021-07-13}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Telefónica Germany|O<sub>2</sub>]]
| 2021-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="O2 DE">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2020/11/19/telefonica-deutschland-accelerates-3g-shutdown/ |title=Telefonica Deutschland accelerates 3G shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2019-11-19 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="O2 3G SWO DE 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/06/08/telefonica-deutschland-to-begin-3g-switch-off-on-1-july/ |title=Telefonica Deutschland to begin 3G switch-off on 1 July |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-06-08 |access-date=2021-06-08}}</ref><ref name="O2 3G SWO DE 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/08/27/telefonica-accelerates-3g-switch-off-in-germany/ |title=Telefonica accelerates 3G switch-off in Germany |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-08-27 |access-date=2021-08-27}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Germany|Vodafone]]
| 2021-06-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF DE">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2020/05/11/vodafone-germany-to-switch-off-3g-on-30-june-2021/ |title=Vodafone Germany to switch off 3G on 30 June 2021 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2020-05-11 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Greece}}
| rowspan="3" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[Cosmote]]
| 2021-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Cosmote GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/04/15/cosmote-to-switch-off-3g-by-end-of-year/ |title=Cosmote to switch off 3G by end of year |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-04-15 |access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Nova (Greece)|NOVA]]
| 2023-03-27
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="WIND GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/07/13/wind-hellas-to-shut-down-3g-by-end-2022/ |title=Wind Hellas to shut down 3G by end-2022 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-07-06 |access-date=2021-07-13}}</ref><ref name="WIND GR 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/07/04/wind-hellas-to-begin-3g-shutdown/ |title=Wind Hellas to begin 3G shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-07-04 |access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref><ref name="NOVA GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/01/13/nova-to-finalise-3g-shutdown-in-march/ |title=NOVA to finalise 3G shutdown in March |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-01-13 |access-date=2023-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/03/27/nova-hangs-up-on-3g/ |title=NOVA hangs up on 3G |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-03-27 |access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Greece|Vodafone]]
| 2023-05-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF GR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/01/24/vodafone-greece-to-switch-off-3g-by-mid-2023/ |title=Vodafone Greece to switch off 3G by mid-2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-01-24 |access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{flag|Greenland}}
|
| [[Tusass]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Tusass GL">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/12/21/tusass-to-discontinue-3g-services-in-2023/ |title=Tusass to discontinue 3G services in 2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-12-21 |access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref> 
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| rowspan="5" |
| [[3 Hong Kong|3]]
| {{fontcolour|green|''active''}}
| [[UMTS]]
|
|
|-
| [[CMHK]]
| 2025-06-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="CMHK HK 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.lightreading.com/2g-3g-4g/cmhk-becomes-first-hong-kong-telco-to-discontinue-3g-services |title=CMHK becomes first Hong Kong telco to discontinue 3G services |publisher=Light Reading |date=2025-04-30 |access-date=2025-07-11}}</ref><ref name="CMHK HK 2">{{cite web |url=https://news.futunn.com/en/post/58738639/china-mobile-hong-kong-has-completed-the-3g-network-shutdown |title=China Mobile Hong Kong has completed the 3G network shutdown project across the territory |publisher=news.futunn.com |date=2025-07-03 |access-date=2025-07-11}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[CSL Mobile|CSL]]
| 2017-10-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CSL CDMA HK">{{cite web |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/1910410/%E4%B8%8D%E7%8D%B2%E6%89%B9%E9%A0%BB%E8%AD%9C%E6%94%B9%E4%BD%9C4G%20LTE%20%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E9%9B%BB%E8%A8%8A%E5%85%A5%E7%A8%9F%E5%8F%B8%E6%B3%95%E8%A6%86%E6%A0%B8 |title=不獲批頻譜改作4G LTE 香港電訊入稟司法覆核 - 香港經濟日報 |publisher=topick.hket.com |language=zh |date=2017-12-22 |access-date=2024-11-09}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rev. A.<br />Service previously provided by PCCW. After acquisition of CSL by HKT,<br />its mobile business PCCW Mobile was merged into CSL.<br />No service for local customers, only served incoming roaming tourists.<br />CSL terminated its CDMA family business upon its licence expiry,<br />and [[cdmaOne]] service has also terminated along with CDMA2000.
|-
| [[CSL Mobile|CSL]]
| {{fontcolour|green|''active''}}
| [[UMTS]]
|
|
|-
| [[Smartone]]
| {{fontcolour|green|''active''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| 
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Hungary}}
| rowspan="3" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[Magyar Telekom]]
| 2022-06-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="MT_Yettel HU">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/10/13/subsidies-offered-to-customers-exchanging-3g-phones-from-feb-22/ |title=Subsidies offered to customers exchanging 3G phones from Feb-22 |publisher=CommsUpdate |date=2021-10-13 |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref name="MT HU 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/06/17/telekom-confirms-3g-shutdown-will-complete-this-month/ |title=Telekom confirms 3G shutdown will complete this month |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-06-17 |access-date=2022-06-19}}</ref><ref name="MT HU 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/04/20/national-2g3g-handset-replacement-scheme-ends-120000-devices-subsidised/ |title=National 2G/3G handset replacement scheme ends; 120,000 devices subsidised |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-04-20 |access-date=2023-04-23}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Yettel Hungary]]
| 2023-11-13
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="MT_Yettel HU" /><ref name="MT HU 2" /><ref name="Yettel HU">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/10/13/yettel-switching-off-hungarys-last-3g-network-on-13-november/ |title=Yettel switching off Hungary's last 3G network on 13 November |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-10-13 |access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Hungary]]
| 2023-03-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF HU">{{cite web |url=https://www.tell.hu/3g-halozat-kivezetese-vodafon |title=Hírek/Cikkek - Vodafon 3G-hálózat lekapcsolása |publisher=T.E.L.L. Software Hungaria Kft. |language=hu |date=2022-10-04 |access-date=2023-04-23}}</ref><ref name="MT HU 2" />
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Iceland}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[Nova (Iceland)|Nova]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown IS 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/11/24/ecoi-postpones-2g-shutdown-to-2025/ |title=ECOI postpones 2G shutdown to 2025 |publisher=TelGeography |date=2022-11-24 |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown IS 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.fjarskiptastofa.is/fjarskiptastofa/tolfraedi-og-gagnasafn/frettasafn/frett/fr%C3%A9ttir/lokun-2g-og-3g-farsimathjonustu |title=Lokun 2G og 3G farsímaþjónustu |publisher=Fjarskiptastofa |language=is |date=2024-09-06 |access-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Síminn]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown IS 2" />
|
|-
| [[Sýn (media corporation)|Sýn]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown IS 2" />
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|India}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[Airtel India|Airtel]]
| 2020-03-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Airtel IN 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2019/07/01/airtel-begins-phasing-out-indian-3g-networks/ |title=Airtel begins phasing out Indian 3G networks |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2019-07-01 |access-date=2022-01-01}}</ref><ref name="Airtel IN 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/bharti-airtel-shuts-down-3g-networks-across-11-circles-11580900449671.html |title=Bharti Airtel shuts down 3G networks across 11 circles |publisher=livemint.com |date=2020-02-05 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Idea]]
| 2022-10-06
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VFI IN">{{cite web |url=https://www.myvi.in/content/dam/vodafoneideadigital/StaticPages/PressReleases/2022/Press_note-Vi_Enhances_4G_Network_Coverage_for_its_Customers_in_Maharashtra_&_Goa.pdf |title=Vi Enhances 4G Network Coverage for its Customers in Maharashtra & Goa to Enable Seamless Conversations and Internet Experience |publisher=Vodafone Idea Limited |date=2022-10-06 |access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref>
| Complete network refarming to [[4G]]/[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]].
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Indonesia}}
| rowspan="4" |
| [[Smartfren]]
| 2017-11-13
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="Smartfren ID">{{cite web|url=https://kumparan.com/kumparantech/13-november-smartfren-tutup-sepenuhnya-jaringan-cdma |title=13 November, Smartfren Tutup Sepenuhnya Jaringan CDMA |publisher=kumparanTECH |language=id |date=2017-11-08 |access-date=2024-07-02}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0, 1xEV-DO Rev. A, EV-DO Rev. B
|-
| [[Telkomsel]]
| 2023-06-23
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telkomsel_ID 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.inilah.com/sinyal-3g-telkomsel-resmi-dimatikan-total-di-seluruh-indonesia/ |title=Telkomsel switches off 3G network Nationwide |publisher=Inilah |language=id |date=2023-06-23 |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indosat]]
| 2022-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Indosat ID">{{cite web |url=https://inet.detik.com/telecommunication/d-6104195/siap-siap-indosat-matikan-sinyal-3g-di-akhir-2022|title=Siap-Siap Indosat Matikan Sinyal 3G Di Akhir 2022 |publisher=[[detikcom]] |date=2022-05-31 |access-date=2022-07-16}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[XL Axiata]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.xl.co.id/id/bantuan/lainnya/penataan-ulang-teknologi-3g-ke-4g |title=Penataan Ulang Teknologi 3G ke 4G |language=id |trans-title=Reconfiguring 3G to 4G Technology |publisher=XL Axiata |access-date=2024-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indonesiabusinesspost.com/risks-opportunities/xl-axiata-to-expand-4g-network-across-indonesia-with-its-idr-8-trillion-capex/ |title=XL Axiata to expand 4G network across Indonesia with its IDR 8 trillion Capex |publisher=Indonesia Business Post |date=2023-02-21 |access-date=2024-01-25}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced in June 2021.}}
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}
|
| [[Vodafone Ireland|Vodafone]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF IE">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/06/30/vodafone-ireland-unveils-plans-to-phase-out-3g/ |title=Vodafone Ireland unveils plans to phase out 3G |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-06-30 |access-date=2022-07-03}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdowns commenced in Feb 2023.}}
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}
|
| 
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
|
| <ref name="3G Shutdown IL">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/07/02/ministry-orders-shutdown-of-israeli-2g-3g-networks-by-2025/ |title=Ministry orders shutdown of Israeli 2G, 3G networks by 2025 |publisher=TelGeography |date=2021-07-02 |access-date=2022-06-06}}</ref>
| Per government statement
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Italy}}
| rowspan="4" |
| [[Iliad Italia|Iliad]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Iliad_WIND IT">{{cite web |url=https://www.player.it/fuorigioco/532270-windtre-iliad-rete-3g.html |title=WindTre e Iliad verso il cambiamento definitivo {{!}} Possiamo dire addio alla rete storica |publisher=Player.it - Dadafree Srl |language=it |date=2023-09-04 |access-date=2024-12-04}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Gruppo TIM|TIM]]
| 2022-10-21
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="TIM IT 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/02/03/tim-to-begin-3g-shutdown-in-april/ |title=TIM to begin 3G shutdown in April |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-02-03 |access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref><ref name="TIM IT 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/05/09/tim-to-delay-3g-shutdown-until-july/ |title=TIM to delay 3G shutdown until July |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-05-09 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref><ref name="TIM IT 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/06/10/tim-3g-switch-off-now-scheduled-for-mid-october/ |title=TIM 3G switch-off now scheduled for mid-October |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-06-10 |access-date=2022-06-19}}</ref><ref name="TIM IT 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/10/21/tim-completes-3g-shutdown/ |title=TIM completes 3G shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-10-21 |access-date=2022-10-22}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Italy|Vodafone]]
| 2021-02-28
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF IT">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/01/25/vodafone-begins-3g-switch-off-in-italy/ |title=Vodafone begins 3G switch-off in Italy |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-01-25 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Wind Tre]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Iliad_WIND IT" /><ref name="WIND IT">{{cite web |url=https://www.windtre.it/windtre-informa |title=COMUNICAZIONE IMPORTANTE: Spegnimento Progressivo del Servizio 3G previsto entro il 31 Dicembre 2025 |publisher=Wind Tre S.p.A. |language=it |access-date=2025-06-28}}</ref>
| Service on the 2100&nbsp;MHz band ended on 7 Aug 2025.
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Japan}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[KDDI]]
| 2022-03-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB KDDI">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=60 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - KDDI |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="KDDI JP 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2018111601015/ |title=KDDI to Discontinue 3G Services in March 2022 |publisher=nippon.com |date=2018-11-16 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="KDDI JP 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/03/31/kddi-au-shutting-3g-network-today-advises-users-to-upgrade-if-they-wish-to-keep-its-services/ |title=KDDI (au) shutting 3G network today; advises users to upgrade if they wish to keep its services |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0, 1xEV-DO Rev. A, EV-DO Rev. B
|-
| [[NTT docomo]]
| {{Partial2|''2026-03-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="NTT JP">{{cite web |url=https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/2019/10/29_00.html |title=「FOMA」および「iモード」のサービス終了について |trans-title=End of service for "FOMA" and "i-mode" |publisher=NTT DOCOMO Inc. |language=ja |date=2019-10-29 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Softbank]]
| 2024-04-15
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="SB JP 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/11/21/softbank-confirms-date-for-3g-switch-off/ |title=SoftBank confirms date for 3G switch-off |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-11-21 |access-date=2022-12-04}}</ref><ref name="SB JP 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/softbank/softbank-delays-3g-closure-due-to-earthquake/ |title=SoftBank delays 3G closure due to earthquake |publisher=Mobile World Live |date=2024-01-17 |access-date=2024-01-19}}</ref><ref name="SB JP 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.softbank.jp/en/sbnews/entry/20240415_01 |title=The End of an Era: SoftBank Corp. Closes Curtain on its 3G Services |publisher=SoftBank |date=2024-04-15 |access-date=2024-05-18}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|
| [[Tele2#Kazakhstan|Tele2]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Tele2 KZ 1">{{cite web |url=https://tele2.kz/news/d/380 |title=Turning off 3G in Almaty and partially Almaty Oblast |publisher=Tele2 Kazakhstan |date=2024-02-26 |access-date=2024-03-06}}</ref><ref name="Tele2 KZ 2">{{cite web |url=https://digitalbusiness.kz/2024-09-17/tele2-altel-otklyuchit-3g-v-shesti-gorodah-kazahstana/ |title=Tele2/Altel отключит 3G в шести городах Казахстана |trans-title=Tele2/Altel to Disable 3G in Six Cities of Kazakhstan |publisher=Digital Business KZ |language=ru |date=2024-09-17 |access-date=2025-03-31}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commenced on 28 Mar 2024.}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Lithuania}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[Telia Company|Telia]]
| 2022-12-15
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telia LT 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/02/17/telia-to-commence-lithuanian-3g-shutdown-in-march/ |title=Telia to commence Lithuanian 3G shutdown in March |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-02-17 |access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref><ref name="Telia LT 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/06/06/telia-shuts-down-a-third-of-3g-base-stations/ |title=Telia shuts down a third of 3G base stations |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-06-06 |access-date=2022-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Telia LT 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/12/15/telia-switches-off-3g-network/ |title=Telia switches off 3G network |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-12-15 |access-date=2023-03-18}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Tele2, UAB|Tele2]]
| 2025-03-14
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Tele2 LT 1">{{cite web |url=https://tele2.lt/naujienos/3g-isjungimo-startas |title=„Tele2“ su senosios kartos 3G ryšiu atsisveikins iki 2025-ųjų pabaigos |publisher=Tele2 |language=lt |date=2024-03-04 |access-date=2024-10-19}}</ref><ref name="Tele2 LT 2">{{cite web |url=https://tele2.lt/naujienos/tele2-isjunge-3g |title=„Tele2” užbaigė senosios kartos 3G ryšio išjungimą |publisher=Tele2 |language=lt |date=2025-03-14 |access-date=2025-10-02}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Bitė Group|Bitė]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Bitė LT">{{cite web
|url=https://www.bite.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje-isjungiama-3g-technologija |title=„Bitė“ skelbia apie senos 3G technologijos išjungimą – nebeveiks ir senos SIM kortelės |publisher=Bitė |date=2025-05-16 |access-date=2025-10-02}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[Orange S.A.|Orange]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe" />
|
|-
| [[Tango (telecom)|Tango]] / [[Telindus]]
| 2024-01-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Tango LU">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/03/02/tango-and-telindus-to-shut-down-3g-network-in-january-2024/ |title=Tango and Telindus to shut down 3G network in January 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-03-02 |access-date=2023-03-05}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Macau}}
| rowspan="4" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[China Telecom]]
| 2025-06-04
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB MO">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=388 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - China Telecom |publisher=CDG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213211753/http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=388 |access-date=2024-08-27 |archive-date=2021-12-13}}</ref><ref name="CT MO 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-07/29/content_6886378.htm |title=China Unicom sells off CDMA arm to China Telecom |publisher=ChinaDaily |date=2008-07-29 |access-date=2024-08-27}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown MO">{{cite web |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/macau-will-switch-off-3g-in-2025/ |title=Macau will switch off 3G in 2025 |publisher=Data Centre Dynamics |date=2024-12-09 |access-date=2025-04-29}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rev. A
|-
| [[Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau|CTM]]
|2025-06-04
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown MO"/>
| 
|-
| [[3 (company)#Macau|3]]
| 2025-06-04
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown MO"/>
| 
|-
| [[Smartone]]
| 2024-11-11
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="MO Smartone">{{cite web |url=https://www.smartone.com/mo/en/ |title=Important Customer Notice |publisher=Smartone |access-date=2025-04-29}}</ref>
| Smartone ceased operations in Macau and returned its license.
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Malaysia}}
| rowspan="4" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[Celcom]]
| 2021-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Celcom MY">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/09/08/celcom-to-shutter-3g-network-in-stages-ready-for-5g-launch-by-end-2021/ |title=Celcom to shutter 3G network in stages; ready for 5G launch by end-2021 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-09-08 |access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref><ref name="Digi_Celcom MY">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/11/26/digi-confirms-3g-shutdown-timeline/ |title=Digi confirms 3G shutdown timeline |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-11-26 |access-date=2021-11-26}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Maxis Communications|Maxis]]
| 2021-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown MY" />
|
|-
| [[U Mobile]]
| 2021-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown MY" />
|
|-
| [[Digi Telecommunications|Digi]]
| 2021-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown MY">{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2021/11/748653/3g-network-be-terminated-dec-31-users-advised-switch-4g |title=3G network to be terminated on Dec 31, users advised to switch to 4G |publisher=New Straits Times |date=2021-11-25 |access-date=2022-02-16}}</ref><ref name="Digi_Celcom MY" />
|
|-
| {{flag|Moldova}}
|
| [[Interdnestrcom]]
| 2023-08-01
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://idc.md/news/post/press-reliz-2023 |title=Перспективы развития сети LTE и завершение оказания услуг сотовой связи в стандарте CDMA |trans-title=Prospects for the development of the LTE network and the termination of the provision of cellular services in the CDMA standard |publisher=Interdnestrcom |language=ru |date=2023-08-04 |access-date=2023-09-22}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{flag|Montenegro}}
|
| [[Crnogorski Telekom]]
| 2024-01-22
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="CT ME 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/10/02/crnogorski-telekom-to-shutter-3g-network-by-year-end/ |title=Crnogorski Telekom to shutter 3G network by year-end |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref><ref name="CT ME 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2024/01/10/crnogorski-telekom-to-shutter-3g-network-on-22-january/ |title=Crnogorski Telekom to shutter 3G network on 22 January |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2024-01-10 |access-date=2024-01-12}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Netherlands}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[KPN]]
| 2023-05-10
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="KPN NL 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2018/07/27/kpn-shutting-3g-by-january-2022/ |title=KPN shutting 3G by January 2022 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2018-07-27 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="KPN NL 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.overons.kpn/nieuws/en/more-capacity-on-kpns-mobile-network-with-3g-frequencies/ |title=More capacity on KPN's mobile network with 3G-frequencies |publisher=KPN |date=2022-03-30 |access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref><ref name="KPN NL 3">{{cite web |url=https://thingsdata.com/news/kpns-3g-network-has-been-phased-out/ |title=KPN's 3G network has been phased out |publisher=Thingsdata |date=2023-05-11 |access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref>
|Local shutdown commenced on 31 Mar 2022.
|-
| [[VodafoneZiggo|Vodafone]]
| 2020-02-04
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF NL">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2019/12/11/vodafoneziggo-closing-3g-network-on-4-february-2020/ |title=VodafoneZiggo closing 3G network on 4 February 2020 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2019-12-11 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|New Zealand}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[2degrees]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 Q4 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="2degrees NZ">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/07/10/2degrees-to-shut-down-3g-services-in-2025/ |title=2degrees to shut down 3G services in 2025 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-07-10 |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[One NZ|One]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Vodafone NZ">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/08/24/vodafone-announces-4g-or-5g-to-fully-replace-3g-in-late-2024/ |title=Vodafone announces 4G or 5G to fully replace 3G in late 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-08-24 |access-date=2022-08-27}}</ref><ref name="One NZ 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia-pacific/one-nz-reschedules-3g-shutdown-plots-2g-termination/ |title=One NZ reschedules 3G shutdown, plots 2G termination |website=GSMA Mobile World Live |date=2024-04-04 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref name="One NZ 2">{{cite web |url=https://one.nz/3g-switchoff/ |title=The 3G farewell is coming. |publisher=One NZ |access-date=2025-03-05}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown will commence by 31 Mar 2025.}}
|-
| [[Spark New Zealand|Spark]]
| {{Partial2|''2026-03-31''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Spark NZ 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/03/29/spark-to-shutter-3g-network-in-late-2025-to-clear-space-for-rural-5g/ |title=Spark to shutter 3G network in late 2025 to clear space for rural 5G |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-03-29 |access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref><ref name="Spark NZ 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.spark.co.nz/help/mobile/understand/3g-network-closure/ |title=3G network closure {{!}} Spark NZ |publisher=Spark NZ |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown on 31 Mar 2026.}}
|-
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}
|
| [[Makedonski Telekom]]
| {{Partial2|''2024-03 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telekom MK">{{cite web 
|url=https://www.telekom.mk/ns-newsarticle-goodbye-3g-we-are-striding-towards-a-digital-and-sustainable-future.nspx
|title=Goodbye 3G, we are striding towards a digital and sustainable future
|publisher=Makedonski Telekom |date=2024-02-13 |access-date=2024-02-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Norway}}
| rowspan="2" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[Telia Company|Telia]]
| 2021-11-11
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telia NO">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/11/11/telia-norge-confirms-closure-of-3g-network/ |title=Telia Norge confirms closure of 3G network |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-11-11 |access-date=2021-11-12}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Telenor]]
| 2021-01-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telenor NO">{{cite web |url=https://www.telenor.no/privat/dekning/hvorfor-stenger-vi-3g-nettet/ |title=Vi fornyer mobilnettet – og har sagt farvel til 3G |publisher=Telenor |language=no |date=2021-01-31 |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{flag|Oman}}
|
| [[Omantel]]
| {{Partial2|''2024 Q3 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Omantel OM">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/02/27/oman-plans-3g-shutdown-from-q3-2024/ |title=Oman plans 3G shutdown from Q3 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-02-27 |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown pre OM">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/08/17/tra-prepares-for-3g-shutdown-starting-q3-2024/ |title=TRA prepares for 3G shutdown starting Q3 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-08-17 |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[Jazz (mobile network operator)|Jazz]]
| 2024-11-18
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Jazz PK 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40326187/jazz-to-completely-phase-out-3g-services-by-nov |title=Jazz to completely phase out 3G services by Nov |publisher=Business Recorder |date=2024-10-09 |access-date=2024-10-11}}</ref><ref name="Jazz PK 2">{{cite web |url=https://propakistani.pk/2024/11/18/jazz-sunsets-3g-in-support-of-its-4g-for-all-vision-marking-50-million-4g-subscribers-and-driving-digital-transformation/ |title=Jazz Sunsets 3G in Support of Its '4G for All' Vision, Marking 50 Million 4G Subscribers and Driving Digital Transformation |publisher=ProPakistani |date=2024-11-18 |access-date=2024-11-19}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Philippines}}
| rowspan="2" | 
| [[Smart Communications|Smart]] ([[PLDT]])
| {{Partial2|''2025-09-30''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown PH">{{cite web |url=https://www.yugatech.com/news/dict-shutting-down-3g-networks-in-the-philippines-on-september-30/ |title=DICT fully shutting down 3G networks in the Philippines by September 30 |publisher=Yugatech |date=2025-10-25 |access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref><ref name="PLDT-Smart PH 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/08/05/pldt-smart-to-sunset-3g-in-2023/ |title=PLDT-Smart to sunset 3G in 2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-08-05 |access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref><ref name="PLDT-Smart PH 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1259145 |title=DICT: 3G phased out by Sept. 30, 2G shutdown ongoing |publisher=Philippine Information Agency |date=2025-09-19 |access-date=2025-09-22}}</ref>
| {{fontcolor|red|Shutdown commenced in Oct 2020.}}
|-
| [[Globe Telecom|Globe]]
| 2022-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown PH" /><ref name="Globe Telecom PH 1">{{cite web |url=https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/10166-globe-telecom-ditches-3g-sims.html |title=Globe Telecom ditches 3G SIMs |publisher=Developing Telecoms |date=2020-10-21 |access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref><ref name="Globe Telecom PH 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.globe.com.ph/sites/default/files/content/dam/globe/brie/AboutUs/investor-relations/integrated-report/Globe-2022-Integrated-Report.pdf#page=60 |title=Globe 2022 Integrated Report |publisher=Globe Telecom |date=2023-04-17 |access-date=2025-09-28}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Poland}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[T-Mobile Poland|T-Mobile]]
| {{Partial2|''2023-04 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="T-Mobile PL 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/02/02/t-mobile-begins-900mhz-3g-migration-in-poland/ |title=T-Mobile begins 900MHz 3G migration in Poland |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-02-02 |access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref><ref name="T-Mobile PL 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/09/14/t-mobile-poland-to-begin-3g-switch-off-this-month/ |title=T-Mobile Poland to begin 3G switch-off this month |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-09-14 |access-date=2022-09-14}}</ref><ref name="T-Mobile PL 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/01/09/t-mobile-poland-to-close-3g-network-in-april-no-plans-for-tower-sale-or-fixed-access-rollout/ |title=T-Mobile Poland to close 3G network in April; no plans for tower sale or fixed access rollout |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-01-09 |access-date=2023-01-11}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Shutdown commenced in Apr 2023.}}
|-
| [[Orange Polska|Orange]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe" /><ref name="Orange PL 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/03/21/orange-to-begin-phasing-out-3g-in-poland-in-september/ |title=Orange to begin phasing out 3G in Poland in September |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-03-21 |access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref><ref name="Orange PL 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/08/3g-shutdown-process-to-get-underway-this-month-at-orange-poland/ |title=3G shutdown process to get underway this month at Orange Poland |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-08 |access-date=2023-09-11}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commenced on 26 Sep 2023.}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Portugal}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[MEO (telecommunication company)|MEO]]
| 2024-01-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="MEO PT">{{cite web |title=Data de Desligamento 3G por Distrito e Concelho |url=https://conteudos.meo.pt/meo/Documentos/Ajuda-Suporte/Phase-Out%203G_concelho.pdf |access-date=2025-10-27 |publisher=MEO |language=pt-PT}}</ref>
| Local shutdown commenced on 4 Sep 2023.
|-
| [[Vodafone Portugal|Vodafone]]
| {{Partial2|''2024-07 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF PT">{{cite web |url=https://www.vodafone.pt/telemoveis/rede-movel-vodafone/descontinuacao-3g.html |title=Descontinuação 3G |publisher=Vodafone Portugal |language=pt-PT |access-date=2023-10-21}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[NOS (Portuguese company)|NOS]]
| {{Partial2|''2024-05 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://forum.nos.pt/5g-103/desligamento-da-rede-3g-em-portugal-41769 |title=Desligamento da rede 3G em Portugal {{!}} Forum NOS |website=forum.nos.pt |language=pt |date=2024-01-04 |access-date=2024-02-14}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Shutdown commenced in May 2024.}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|Romania}}
| rowspan="4" |
| [[Digi Communications|Digi]]
| 2023-08-29
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Digi RO">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/08/29/digi-shuts-3g-network-refarms-2100mhz-spectrum-for-4g-and-5g/ |title=DIGI shuts 3G network, refarms 2100MHz spectrum for 4G and 5G |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-08-29 |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Orange Romania|Orange]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe" />
|
|-
| [[Telekom Romania Mobile|Telekom]]
| 2023-03-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mobile.telekom.ro/4gimprovement/ |title=Retragere tehnologie 3G |trans-title=Withdrawal of 3G technology |publisher=Telekom |language=ro |access-date=2023-02-27}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Vodafone Romania|Vodafone]]
| 2025-07-01
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vodafone.ro/brand/modernizare-retea-mobila |title=Modernizare rețea mobilă Vodafone |trans-title=Modernisation of Vodafone mobile network |publisher=Vodafone |language=ro |access-date=2025-04-17}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Russia}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[Beeline (brand)|Beeline]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Beeline RU">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/02/13/beeline-starts-replacing-3g-umts-900-with-lte-in-moscow/ |title=Beeline starts replacing 3G UMTS-900 with LTE in Moscow |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-02-13 |access-date=2023-03-18}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Shutdown commenced in Moscow in Feb 2023.}}
|-
| [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="MTS RU">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/07/21/mts-switching-off-3g-this-year-in-moscow-city-large-parts-of-moscow-region/ |title=MTS switching off 3G this year in Moscow city, large parts of Moscow region |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-07-21 |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Shutdowns commenced in Saint-Petersburg in Oct 2024.}}
|-
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|
| [[Saudi Telecom Company|stc]]
| 2023-09-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stc.com.sa/content/stc/sa/en/personal/support/faqs/3G-network.html |title=3G network |publisher=Saudi Telecom Company |access-date=2025-06-28}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Singapore}}
| rowspan="3" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| [[M1 (Singaporean company)|M1]]
| 2024-08-01
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown SG 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/07/27/singapore-mnos-to-fully-retire-3g-services-by-end-july-2024/ |title=Singapore MNOs to fully retire 3G services by end-July 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-07-27 |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown SG 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/farewell-3g-m1-retire-services-august-starhub-singtel-november |title=Farewell 3G: M1 to retire services from August; StarHub, Singtel from November |publisher=The Business Times |date=2024-07-24 |access-date=2024-11-09}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Singtel]]
| 2024-11-01
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown SG 1" /><ref name="3G Shutdown SG 2" />
|
|-
| [[StarHub]]
| 2024-11-01
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown SG 1" /><ref name="3G Shutdown SG 2" />
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Slovakia}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[O2 Slovakia|O<sub>2</sub>]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="O2 SK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/12/05/o2-slovakia-to-start-3g-shutdown-next-month-e-purchase-gains-local-approval/ |title=O2 Slovakia to start 3G shutdown next month; e& purchase gains local approval |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-12-05 |access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commences in Jan 2024.}}
|-
| [[Orange Slovensko|Orange]]
| 2024-02-22
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe" /><ref name="4ka_Orange SK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/11/16/4ka-warning-users-of-3g-switch-off/ |title=4ka warning users of 3G switch-off |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-11-16 |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref><ref name="Orange SK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2024/01/04/orange-slovakia-to-complete-3g-shutdown-on-22-february/ |title=Orange Slovakia to complete 3G shutdown on 22 February |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2024-01-04 |access-date=2024-01-05}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Slovak Telekom|Telekom]]
| 2023-11-23
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="ST SK 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/27/slovak-telekom-to-begin-3g-shutdown-on-3-october/ |title=Slovak Telekom to begin 3G shutdown on 3 October |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-27 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref><ref name="ST SK 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/11/23/slovak-telekom-waves-goodbye-to-3g/ |title=Slovak Telekom waves goodbye to 3G |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-11-23 |access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref>
| Local shutdown commenced on 3 Oct 2023.
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Slovenia}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[Telekom Slovenije]]
| 2022-09-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Telekom Slovenije SI">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/04/05/telekom-slovenije-3g-shutdown-by-end-september/ |title=Telekom Slovenije 3G shutdown by end-September |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-04-05 |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[A1 Slovenija]]
| 2023-06-30
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="A1 SI">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/04/26/a1-slovenia-to-say-goodbye-to-3g-in-june/ |title=A1 Slovenia to say goodbye to 3G in June |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-04-26 |access-date=2023-04-27}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="1" | {{flag|South Africa}}
|
| 
| {{Partial2|''2025-03 (est.)''}}
|
| <ref name="2G_3G Shutdown SA">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/06/16/south-africa-to-ban-2g-devices-by-march-2023/ |title=South Africa to ban 2G devices by March 2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-06-16 |access-date=2022-06-19}}</ref><ref name="2G_3G Shutdown SA 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/09/06/sa-comms-minister-proposes-2g3g-switch-offs-in-20242025/ |title=SA comms minister proposes 2G/3G switch-offs in 2024/2025 |website=TeleGeography |date=2022-09-06 |access-date=2022-09-06}}</ref>
| Per government statement
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|South Korea}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[KT Corporation|KT]]
| 2012-03-19
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="KT_LGU+_SKT KR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2004/07/19/cdma-users-top-30-million/ |title=cdma users top 30 million |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2004-07-19 |access-date=2021-01-23}}</ref><ref name="KT KR">{{cite web |url=http://www.itpr.or.kr/include/asp/downloadPdf.asp?articleuid={488A63FE-B14B-4856-90D3-29DDAACE4D42} |title=Terminating 2G Service in Korea: Policy Issues and Suggestions |publisher=International Telecommunications Policy Review |date=2014-03-01 |access-date=2021-01-23}}</ref><ref name="CDMA Phase-out KR">{{cite web |url=http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=21284 |title=2G Phone Users Create Dilemma for Telecom Carriers ahead of Beginning of 5G Era |publisher=BusinessKorea |date=2018-03-27 |access-date=2022-04-24}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 was also referred to as "2G" in South Korea, besides [[cdmaOne]] (IS-95).<ref name="TG Blog 2G_3G KR">{{cite web |url=https://blog.telegeography.com/2g-bows-out-5g-grows-in-south-korea |title=2G Bows Out, 5G Grows in South Korea - Older Technologies in Decline |publisher=TeleGeography Blog |date=2020-11-05 |access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref><br />CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0<br />KT also operates an UMTS "3G" network.
|-
| [[LG Uplus|LG U<sup>+</sup>]]
| 2021-06-30
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB LGU+">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=36 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - LG U+ |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="LG U+ EV-DO KR">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2006/10/11/lgt-plans-ev-do-rev-a-tests-ahead-of-commercial-launch-in-1h07/ |title=LGT plans EV-DO Rev. A tests ahead of commercial launch in 1H07 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2006-10-11 |access-date=2016-12-31}}</ref><ref name="KT_LGU+_SKT KR" /><ref name="LGU+ KR">{{cite web |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210117000147 |title=S. Korea to end 2G network services by June |publisher=The Korea Herald |date=2021-01-17 |access-date=2021-01-23}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rev. A, EV-DO Rev. B
|-
| [[SK Telecom]]
| 2020-07-27
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB SKT">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=41 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - SK Telecom |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="CDMA Phase-out KR" /><ref name="KT_LGU+_SKT KR" /><ref name="SKT CDMA Shutdown KR">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2020/07/28/sk-telecoms-shutters-2g-service/ |title=SK Telecoms shutters 2G service |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2020-07-28 |access-date=2020-07-28}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 was also referred to as "2G" in South Korea, besides [[cdmaOne]] (IS-95).<ref name="TG Blog 2G_3G KR" /><br />CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0<br />SKT also operates an UMTS "3G" network.
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Spain}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[Movistar]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| 
|
|-
| [[Orange España|Orange]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Orange 3G Shutdown Europe" />
|
|-
| [[Vodafone España|Vodafone]]
| {{Partial2|''2024-10-29 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF Shutdown ES 1">{{cite web |url=https://bandaancha.eu/articulos/vodafone-activa-fase-final-apagado-3g-11072 |title=Vodafone activa la fase final del apagado del 3G |publisher=BandaAncha |language=es |date=2024-09-12 |access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref><ref name="VF Shutdown ES 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vodafone-spain-to-complete-3g-shutdown-next-month/ |title=Vodafone Spain to complete 3G shutdown next month |publisher=Data Centre Dynamics Ltd |date=2024-09-16 |access-date=2024-10-10}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[Airtel Lanka|Airtel]]
| 2022-06-12
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Airtel 3G Shutdown LK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/04/29/airtel-lanka-given-go-ahead-to-shut-down-3g-network-from-june/ |title=Airtel Lanka given go-ahead to shut down 3G network from June |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-04-29 |access-date=2022-05-07}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Dialog Axiata]]
| {{Partial2|''TBD''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Dialog 3G Shutdown LK">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/01/03/dialog-trials-5g-mmwave-announces-3g-shutdown-plan/ |title=Dialog trials 5G mmWave; announces 3G shutdown plan |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-01-03 |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Sweden}}
| rowspan="3" |
| [[Telenor Sverige|Telenor]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telenor.se/om-telenor/digitalisering/varfor-stanger-vi-3g-natet/ |title=3G-nätet {{!}} Telenor |publisher=Telenor |language=sv |access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Telia Company|Telia]]
| {{Partial2|''2025 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telia.se/privat/om/5g/nu-slacker-vi-3g-och-2g-naten |title=Nu släcker vi 3G- och 2G-näten - så påverkas du |publisher=Telia |language=sv |access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[3 (company)|Three]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-01 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tre.se/varfor-tre/tackning/3g |title=Vi förnyar mobilnätet – vi fasar ut 3G |publisher=Tre |language=sv |access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tre.se/treforetag/inspiration/avveckling-2g-3g |title=Så bör du tänka när 2G och 3G-nätet avvecklas |publisher=Tre |language=sv |access-date=2023-11-26}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown for 2100 MHz band commenced in late 2021.}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Switzerland}}
| rowspan="2" |
| [[Sunrise LLC|Sunrise]]
| 2025-08-22
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Sunrise CH 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/11/29/sunrise-confirms-mid-2025-date-for-3g-shutdown/ |title=Sunrise confirms mid-2025 date for 3G shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-11-29 |access-date=2023-12-04}}</ref><ref name="Sunrise CH 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.galaxus.ch/en/page/the-3g-network-switch-off-what-galaxus-mobile-customers-need-to-know-37912 |title=The 3G network switch-off – what Galaxus Mobile customers need to know |publisher=galaxus.ch |date=2025-06-11 |access-date=2025-08-31}}</ref><ref name="Sunrise CH 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.computerworld.ch/mobile/mobilfunk/sunrise-3g-netz-abgeschaltet-bietet-5g-pur-2970148.html |title=Sunrise hat 3G-Netz vollständig abgeschaltet und bietet 5G pur |publisher=Computerworld - Neue Mediengesellschaft Zürich AG (NMGZ) |language=de |date=2025-08-22 |access-date=2025-08-31}}</ref>
| Official shutdown on 10 Jun 2025 (guaranteed availability).
|-
| [[Swisscom AG|Swisscom]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-01 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/network/5g/abloesung-3g.html |title=So long, 3G |publisher=Swisscom}}</ref>
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | {{flag|Taiwan}}
| rowspan="5" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| Asia Pacific Telecom
| 2017-12-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB APT">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=12 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - Asia Pacific Telecom |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="FET_APT TW">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/03/28/fet-to-decommission-5000-apt-towers-post-merger/ |title=FET to decommission 5,000 APT towers post-merger |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-03-28 |access-date=2023-04-01}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rev. A
|-
| [[Chunghwa Telecom]]
| 2018-12-31 (Data)<br />2024-06-30 (Voice)
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown TW 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.telecomasia.net/content/taiwan-switch-3g-networks-year-end |title=Taiwan to switch off 3G networks at year end |publisher=Telecom Asia |date=2018-01-10 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/taiwan-to-shut-down-3g-networks-by-year-end/ |title=Taiwan to shut down 3G networks by year end |publisher=ZDNet |date=2018-12-18 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/05/28/2003818517 |title=NCC urges updating old phones ahead of 3G shutdown |publisher=The Taipei Times |date=2024-05-28 |access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Far EasTone]]
| 2018-12-31 (Data)<br />2024-06-30 (Voice)
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown TW 1" /><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 2" /><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 3" />
|
|-
| [[Taiwan Mobile]]
| 2018-12-31 (Data)<br />2024-06-30 (Voice)
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown TW 1" /><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 2" /><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 3" />
|
|-
| [[Vibo Telecom|Taiwan Star]]
| 2018-12-31 (Data)<br />2024-06-30 (Voice)
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="3G Shutdown TW 1" /><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 2" /><ref name="3G Shutdown TW 3" />
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| rowspan="4" |
| [[EE (telecommunications)|EE]]
| 2024-02-25
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="EE UK 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/05/30/ee-details-plans-for-upcoming-3g-shutdown-pilot-in-warrington/ |title=EE details plans for upcoming 3G shutdown pilot in Warrington |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-05-30 |access-date=2023-05-30}}</ref><ref name="EE UK 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/19/ees-3g-network-shutdown-to-be-completed-by-march-2024/ |title=EE's 3G network shutdown to be completed by March 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-19 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref><ref name="EE UK 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/12/13/ee-to-commence-3g-shutdown-in-january/ |title=EE to commence 3G shutdown in January |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-12-13 |access-date=2023-12-14}}</ref><ref name="EE UK 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/02/ee-switches-off-final-3g-mobile-network-site-in-the-uk.html |title=EE Switches Off Final 3G Mobile Network Site in the UK |author=Mark Jackson |publisher=ISPreview |date=2024-02-26 |access-date=2024-02-26}}</ref>
| Shutdown commenced on 17 Jul 2023 in [[Warrington]] ([[Cheshire]]).<ref name="EE UK 5">{{cite web |url=https://newsroom.ee.co.uk/ee-outlines-plan-to-retire-3g-in-warrington-this-summer/ |title=EE outlines plan to retire 3G in Warrington this summer |publisher=EE Ltd |access-date=2025-05-27}}</ref><ref name="EE UK 6">{{cite web |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23578571.3g-connectivity-ee-scrapped-warrington/ |title=3G connectivity from EE to be scrapped in Warrington this summer |publisher=Warrington Guardian |date=2023-06-09 |access-date=2025-05-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[Three UK|Three]]
| 2024-12-31
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/05/12/three-uk-confirms-it-will-switch-off-3g-at-the-end-of-2024/ |title=Three UK confirms it will switch off 3G at the end of 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-05-12 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Virgin Media O2|O2]]
| {{Partial2|''2025-12-31 (est.)''}}
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/08/vmo2-confirms-it-will-complete-3g-switch-off-by-end-2025/ |title=VMO2 confirms it will complete 3G switch off by end-2025 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-11 |access-date=2023-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telcotitans.com/telefonicawatch/vm-o2-to-start-3g-switch-off-in-april/8824.article |title=VM O2 to start 3G switch-off in April |publisher=TelcoTitans |date=2025-01-13 |access-date=2025-04-18 |quote=Virgin Media O2 (VM O2) has confirmed plans to switch off 3G services from April this year, beginning in the city of Durham.}}</ref>
| {{fontcolour|red|Local shutdown commenced in Apr 2025.}}
|-
| [[Vodafone UK|Vodafone]]
| 2024-02-28
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="VF UK 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/01/26/vodafone-uk-to-begin-retiring-its-3g-network-in-2023/ |title=Vodafone UK to begin retiring its 3G network in 2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-01-26 |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref><ref name="VF UK 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/03/13/vodafone-uk-confirms-its-first-3g-network-switch-off-in-two-locations/ |title=Vodafone UK confirms its first 3G network switch-off in two locations |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-03-13 |access-date=2023-04-01}}</ref><ref name="VF UK 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/05/10/vodafone-uk-to-begin-3g-switch-off-in-june-2023/ |title=Vodafone UK to begin 3G switch-off in June 2023 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-05-10 |access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref><ref name="VF UK 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/2024/feb/28/vodafone-uk-3g-shutdown-enhance-4g-5g-services/ |title=Vodafone UK completes 3G shutdown to enhance 4G/5G services |publisher=Telecoms Tech News |date=2024-02-28 |access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
| Local shutdown commenced in Jun 2023.
|-
| rowspan="12" | {{flag|United States}}<br />{{flag|Puerto Rico}}<br />{{flag|US Virgin Islands}}
| rowspan="12" | {{fontcolour|red|''No Service''}}
| Appalachian Wireless
| 2023-01-03
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB AW">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=408 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - Appalachian Wireless |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="AW US 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.appalachianwireless.com/3g |title=3G Shutdown Information |publisher=Appalachian Wireless |date=2022-12-01 |access-date=2023-04-01}}</ref><ref name="AW US 2">{{cite web |url=https://mountain-topmedia.com/appalachian-wireless-to-shut-down-3g-cdma-service-this-month/ |title=Appalachian Wireless to shut down 3G/CDMA service this month |publisher=Mountain Top Media |date=2023-01-04 |access-date=2023-03-18}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rev. A
|-
| [[AT&T]]
| 2022-02-22
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="AT&T US 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2019/03/21/att-reconfiguring-3g-spectrum-ahead-of-february-2022-shutdown/ |title=AT&T reconfiguring 3G spectrum ahead of February 2022 shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2019-03-21 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="AT&T US 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/02/23/att-switches-off-3g-network/ |title=AT&T switches off 3G network |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-02-23 |access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Cellcom (United States)|Cellcom]]
| 2023-03-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="Cellcom US">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/09/20/regional-us-mobile-operator-cellcom-to-switch-off-2g-on-1-december-3g-was-deactivated-in-march/ |title=Regional US mobile operator Cellcom to switch off 2G on 1 December; 3G was deactivated in March |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-09-20 |access-date=2023-10-02}}</ref>
|
|-
| Cellular One of North East Arizona
| 2023-05-04
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Cellular One VoLTE US">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/05/04/cellular-one-phases-out-3g-transitions-to-volte/ |title=Cellular One phases out 3G; transitions to VoLTE |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-05-04 |access-date=2023-05-04}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Commnet Wireless]] (Choice)
| 2022-12-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.choice-wireless.com/upgrade-today.html |title=Upgrade Your Device Today |publisher=Choice Wireless |access-date=2024-02-05}}</ref>
|
|-
| Liberty
| 2022-02-22
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="Liberty PR & USVI">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/01/31/liberty-to-switch-off-puerto-rican-3g-network-on-22-february/ |title=Liberty to switch off Puerto Rican 3G network on 22 February |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-01-31 |access-date=2022-01-31}}</ref>
|
|-
| Silver Star
| 2022-12-30
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB SS">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=495 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - Silver Star Communications |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.silverstar.com/wireless-exit-faqs/ |title=Wireless Exit FAQs |publisher=Silver Star |date=2022-04-20 |access-date=2023-01-25}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X & 1xEV-DO Rev. A
|-
| Strata Networks
| 2022-12-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="Strata US">{{cite web |url=https://www.ubta-ubet.com/component/content/article/27-2021/229-strata-announces-plans-to-retire-3g-network?Itemid=101 |title=STRATA Announces Plans to Retire 3G Network |date=2021-08-05 |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]]
| 2022-07-01
| [[UMTS]]
| <ref name="TM US 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/02/08/t-mobiles-2g-3g-shutdown-dates-leaked/ |title=T-Mobile's 2G, 3G shutdown dates leaked |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-02-08 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="TM US 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/08/10/t-mobile-us-eyes-october-2021-w-cdma-shutdown/ |title=T-Mobile US eyes October 2021 W-CDMA shutdown |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-08-10 |access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref><ref name="TM US 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/09/17/t-mobile-us-to-shut-down-3g-network-on-1-july-2022/ |title=T-Mobile US to shut down 3G network on 1 July 2022 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-09-17 |access-date=2021-09-18}}</ref><ref name="TM 3G Shutdown US">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/07/04/sprint-reaches-the-finishing-line-legacy-lte-networks-switched-off-by-t-mobile/ |title=Sprint reaches the finishing line: legacy LTE networks switched off by T-Mobile |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-07-04 |access-date=2022-07-05}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] ([[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]])
| 2022-05-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB SP">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=25 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - Sprint |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="TM US 1" /><ref name="TM US 2" /><ref name="TM US 3" /><br /><ref name="TM CDMA Shutdown US 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/10/25/t-mobile-delays-cdma-shutdown-by-three-months/ |title=T-Mobile delays CDMA shutdown by three months |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-10-25 |access-date=2021-11-01}}</ref><ref name="TM CDMA Shutdown US 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/03/31/t-mobile-us-commences-cdma-shutdown-expands-5g-home-internet-footprint/ |title=T-Mobile US commences CDMA shutdown; expands 5G Home Internet footprint |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1X Adv. (Rev.E), 1xEV-DO Rel. 0, 1xEV-DO Rev. A<br />Shutdown commenced on 31 Mar 2022.
|-
| [[UScellular]]
| 2024-01-14
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB USC">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=43 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - U.S. Cellular |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="USC US 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/operators/uscellular-shuts-off-some-3g-services-as-it-upgrades-lte |title=UScellular shuts off some 3G services as it upgrades LTE |date=2021-10-04 |access-date=2023-03-18 |publisher=Fierce Wireless}}</ref><ref name="USC US 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/12/01/uscellular-to-switch-off-cdma-network-on-14-january-2024/ |title=UScellular to switch off CDMA network on 14 January 2024 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2023-12-01}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X<br />1xEV-DO (Rel. 0 & Rev. A) shutdown commenced in 2021.
|-
| [[Verizon Wireless|Verizon]]
| 2022-12-31
| [[CDMA2000]]
| <ref name="CDG_DB VZW">{{cite web |url=http://www.cdg.org/technology/product_pavilion/operator_detail_cdma2000.asp?operatorid=52 |title=CDMA2000 Operators - Verizon Wireless |publisher=CDG |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref><ref name="VZ US 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/03/31/verizon-to-shut-down-3g-cdma-networks-on-31-december-2022/ |title=Verizon to shut down 3G CDMA networks on 31 December 2022 |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2021-03-31 |access-date=2021-04-14}}</ref><ref name="VZ US 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2022/12/06/verizon-ramps-up-5g-coverage-as-3g-shutdown-looms/ |title=Verizon ramps up 5G coverage as 3G shutdown looms |publisher=TeleGeography |date=2022-12-06 |access-date=2022-12-11}}</ref>
| CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0, 1xEV-DO Rev. A
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}
|
|
| {{Partial2|''2028-09 (est.)''}}
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/thang-9-2028-se-khai-tu-cong-nghe-3g-tai-viet-nam-2303408.html |title=Báo VietnamNet |publisher=VietNamNet News |language=vi |date=2024-07-18 |access-date=2025-03-04}}</ref>
| per government statement
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of mobile phone generations]]
* [[Mobile radio telephone]] (also known as "0G")
* [[Mobile broadband]]
* [[Wireless device radiation and health]]
* [[1G]]
* [[2G]]
* [[4G]]
* [[5G]]
* [[6G]]
* [[LTE (telecommunication)]]

== References ==
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