Cosmote to shut down 3G network from September

News Wireless Greece 15 APR 2021
Cosmote to shut down 3G network from September

Greek operator Cosmote said it will start to gradually close its 3G network from September. The phasing out of 3G across the country will free up the spectrum for increased capacity on the 4G and 5G networks. 

The company also said it will replace at no cost old SIM cards and provide special discounts to those who replace their 3G devices in Cosmote and Germanos stores. 

The company added that the removal of the 3G network does not affect its voice and messaging services (SMS), which will continue to be served as usual. Data services, after the end of 3G, will be supported by Cosmote 4G, which has population coverage of 99 percent, and Cosmote 5G, which is expected to exceed 50 percent by the end of 2021.

Thanks to the company's investments and the intensive efforts of its technicians, Cosmote's 5G population coverage in Athens and Thessaloniki now exceeds 90 percent, and 17 cities in total have 5G coverage. In certain areas, the network supports speeds of over 1Gbps. Using at the same time the frequencies obtained in auctions by the telecom authority EETT, Cosmote will gradually expand Cosmote 5G to even more areas.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

Cosmote,  Germanos,  EETT

Countries:

Greece

Tags:

3G, Network equipment, 4G - LTE, 5G

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