Network service providers are planning to phase out the use of 3G across the UK before eventually switching it off for good at the end of 2024.
Networks including Three and Vodafone are some of the many providers in Edinburgh who are planning to phase out 3G, as well as EE and O2. In December 2021, UK operators committed to a government plan to switch off their 2G & 3G networks by 2033.
However, many operators have brought forward the turn-off dates of their 3G networks to ten years before the deadline. Vodafone and EE will switch their 3G network off by the end of 2023, with Three opting to set a deadline for 2024.
