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Mobile 2G/3G networks are going away. Some carriers' shutoff dates are already public and others are yet to be announced, but the end for this technology is inevitable. While many companies and public sector agencies stopped using 2G/3G a long time ago, the shutoff will cause significant turmoil for the hundreds of enterprises that are still using this technology for early IoT use cases or are in the midst of digital transformation journeys.
The turmoil will result in a positive outcome as much of the 2G and 3G spectrum will be repurposed for 5G, but it is nevertheless something organisations need to anticipate. For those that are using it for IoT, this is the ideal opportunity to deploy future-proof IoT solutions that both mitigate the potential network security risks posed by IoT devices and enable the connectivity necessary to future-proof rapidly expanding enterprise networks for innovations. The natural step forward is an upgrade to 4G LTE, but many enterprises are already looking ahead to 5G, which raises questions around timing, deployment strategies, and the best way to future-proof investments.
Source: https://techerati.com/features-hub/opinions/are-you-prepared-for-the-enterprise-2g-3g-shutdown/
(Score: 2) by drussell on Monday May 13 2019, @09:26PM (1 child)
If this is anything like Rogers shutting down the originally excellent TDMA network from the 90s in favor of the bullshit they are using now, then this is a terrible situation....
I still have old Nokia phones I would absolutely still be using (like my beloved 6160!) as a daily-driver cell phone which had nothing more exotic than "snake" for "smarts" but sporting absolutely fabulous RF radios that would always seem to work, even in an underground parking lot bunker-style situation or out in the boonies (and I don't mean reverting to analog, still a digital and still sporting today's all-important SMS-able connection... though you would be out of luck for real "data" on that ecosystem....
If they try to move me to even more useless devices, I may have to just say screw-that...
... call me on a real POTS land line!
:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 14 2019, @08:00AM
Tech is only a tool to make more money. It's not there to be a solution to problems. Or work correctly. If it works too goo then nobody buys anything new.