Fire industry equipment

For the fire industry, if you have devices such as EN 54-21 transmission equipment capable of 4G, your service should improve, as now 4G will cover most of the areas that were previously only covered by 3G. Operators are expected to ensure that they offer a broadly equivalent level of 4G coverage ahead of 3G, and subsequently 2G, switch-off.

If you have devices capable of 2G and 3G, this device should fall back to 2G when it can no longer see a 3G service. If you have 3G only devices, including those using a roaming SIM not provided by a UK mobile operator, you need to plan your strategy for removing these devices from service over time. Depending on the network, a 3G only device will become isolated and unable to connect to the outside world at some point between now and potentially 2025.

What about 2G?

2G will be switched off by 2033. All the mobile providers have confirmed to the Government that they do not plan to offer their 2G (and 3G) services beyond 2033. We expect that mobile providers will start making plans to switch off their 2G networks at some point after they have switched off their 3G networks. None of the providers have set a specific date yet – EE has said it will switch off 2G ‘later this decade.’

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