3G

Retail Asia05/08/2022

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has released the findings of its new report ”2G-3G Switch-off July-2022”. Drawing on information collected by the GSA about the switch-off of 2G and 3G around the world, this report noted that 135 operators have either completed, are planning or are in progress with 2G and 3G technology transitions in 68 countries […]

Retail Asia11/03/2021

At a country-level, Singapore won in all metrics tested, with the most important win being the highest Excellent Consistent Quality in South East Asia, with 84.5% of connections having a network experience suitable for use-cases like 1080p video streaming, real-time mobile gaming and HD video calling. Singapore also had the highest Core Consistent Quality in […]

Retail Asia15/03/2019

Back in December, we told you that several Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL users were having an issue getting the person on the other end of a phone call to hear them properly. The Pixel series has been notorious for having a number of problems out of the box that are fixed by […]

Retail Asia06/08/2018

Widespread adoption of 3G and 4G networks in Vietnam presents a lucrative growth opportunity for mobile advertising and commerce. Vietnam had more than 123.9 million mobile subscribers active on 2G, 3G and 4G networks as of June this year, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications. The number of 3G and 4G subscribers had […]

Retail Asia11/01/2018

Taiwan’s telecoms regulator has revealed that the nation’s 6.4 million 3G users will need to migrate to a 4G network by the end of the year, when operators’ 3G licenses are due to expire. The 3G licenses are scheduled to expire on December 31 and services will terminate in 2019, as reported. Four operators are […]

Retail Asia21/12/2017

North Korea’s sole 3G operator Koryolink may have shut down operations as a result of international sanctions over the nation’s ongoing nuclear testing. Koryolink’s owner, Egypt’s Orascom Telecom is preparing to withdraw from the company as it faces mounting pressure from the US and UN Security Council to comply with the sanctions, according to a […]

Retail Asia20/07/2016

The chief of the new Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has ordered the inventory of used and unused telecoms spectra. In his first public speaking engagement and media interview since assumption into office on July 1, DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima said frequency is a scarce public resource and the patrimony of the […]

Retail Asia11/07/2016

Telenor Myanmar has officially launched 4G services, starting in capital city Nay Pyi Taw. With the launch the operator has become Myanmar’s second mobile operator to launch LTE services, following Ooredoo Myamar’s debut in May. Telenor Myanamr CEO Petter Furberg said in addition to the debut in the capital, the company is continuing to test […]

Retail Asia19/04/2016

Vietnamese military-run operator Viettel has provided details of its plans for entering the Myanmar mobile market, including a goal of connecting 95% of the country’s population within three years. Viettel was recently selected as the international partner for a consortium of 11 local technology and other companies selected to become Myanmar’s fourth mobile operator. As part […]

Retail Asia09/04/2016

India’s Reliance Communications (RCom) has revealed plans to progressively upgrade its CDMA customers to 4G starting in May. The operator will upgrade its CDMA network to LTE using the newly liberalized 800-MHz spectrum starting on May 4, citing a letter sent from the company to the Department of Telecom. RCom will progressively move its roughly 5 […]

Retail Asia29/07/2015

Indonesians are pissed off about Telkomsel’s data package pricing policy. While they’re considered expensive for Jakartans, Telkomsel – Indonesia’s state-owned and largest mobile carrier – charges up to twice as much for the same amount of data if you happen to live in a bad “zone.” To protest this, activist Djali Gafur started a petition […]

Tag: 3G

2G and 3G Migrations Completed or in the Pipeline

Singapore offers best mobile experience in South East Asia

Google has yet to fix a serious issue with the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL

Soaring 3G, 4G use to boost mobile ads, commerce

Taiwan to switch off 3G networks at year end

North Korea’s sole 3G player Koryolink said to shut down

Philippines’ new ICT chief orders spectrum audit

Telenor Myanmar launches 4G services

Viettel to roll out 3G-only network in Myanmar

RCom to upgrade CDMA network to 4G from May

Indonesians pressure the country’s largest telco to lower data costs