In February, AT&T announced the shutdown of its 2G and 3G cellular networks, the first of several sunsets occurring in the U.S. this year. Mobile network operators are reallocating radio spectrum from ...

5G may be coming, but 3G is going away. It was the first really useful mobile data service, holding so much promise in its initial years that the very first iPhone was dinged by critics for not ...

The rollout of 3G (third-generation) wireless data networks began in Japan as early as 2001, but the first 3G network didn’t appear in the United States until 2002. Major rollouts began here a few ...

The mobile broadband industry faces difficult challenges. Operators must cost-effectively meet growing consumer demand for mobile services, using limited available radio-spectrum resources. The good ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Company says it is sampling dual-mode chipsets that can switch between 3G and 4G wireless networks. Commercial products are expected next year. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in ...

The new 4G/LTE iPad has only been on the street for a week, and already there are complaints and horror stories of voraciously burning through data plan bandwidth caps. People who are used to 3G ...