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T-Mobile Is About to Shut down Its 2G Network
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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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Does this open up bandwidth?
answering my own question:
"The 2G shutdown isn’t entirely a cost-cutting measure. T-Mobile will likely use the bandwidth and frequencies currently dedicated to 2G for improving LTE and 5G coverage, as it did when shutting down its 3G network and Sprint’s old infrastructure. The company is currently using Band 2 (1900 Mhz) for both 2G and 4G LTE. "
Technically, yes, if you consider something like 500 kilohertz to be more bandwidth. 2G required very narrow bandwidth and has been running on absolutely bare bones minimal bandwidth for years. So it's not going to bring anything substantial. That's for sure.
More coverage, 5g low band.
The bandwidth comes from midband, and in cities high band.