Vodafone Australia, Friday announced its plans to decommission its legacy 2G network on 30 September 2017.
Vodafone said the 2G service now carries less than one percent of the company’s data traffic, and around two percent of its voice traffic, with the 4G network serving close to 80 per cent of the company’s total data traffic.
Vodafone confirmed that more than 600,000 customers have already hung up on their 2G devices since January 2013. This has helped clear the way for the company to repurpose some of its 2G spectrum for 4G services. Vodafone’s 4G network now covers more than 22 million Australians and every month carries around 14000 terabytes of data, equivalent to watching 14 million hours of streaming video. Vodafone’s 4G coverage is available in all major metro locations and regional areas across Australia.
Kevin Millroy, Vodafone’s acting Chief Technology Officer
With the Internet of Things (IoT) on our doorstep, it is paramount we manage spectrum efficiently and reallocate capacity to our more advanced networks to help more of our customers have a better experience.