In Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, the end of 3G is planned by 2025 and that of 2G by 2030. In France, the 2G network will end by the end 2025 and 3G at the end of 2028.
“The shutdown of 2G and 3G will allow Orange to optimize the management of its networks and to evolve them towards more secure, resilient, energy-efficient and modern technologies such as 4G and 5G,” says Orange. “The radio frequencies currently used for 2G and 3G will be used to improve the capacity and coverage of 4G and 5G networks, in both urban and rural areas. »
