Proximus will stop operating 3G, the operator reaffirms this Wednesday. For the majority of users of smartphones or 4G/5G terminals, the shutdown of 3G will have no consequences. They will be able to continue to use 4G or 5G for their calls and mobile data, reassures Proximus.
Users without 4G/5G equipment will be able to continue to call and send/receive SMS via 2G until the end of 2029.
According to the operator, the impact on data traffic will be very limited, because 3G represented less than 1% of total traffic last June. The number of devices that only work with this technology has in fact been declining continuously for several years and telecom operators have all announced the cessation of their services on this network.
Professional users using exclusively 3G have, for their part, already been warned and invited to replace their equipment with 4G/5G models.
Proximus says it has carried out the first tests to stop the technology and has not encountered the slightest incident.
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