Carriers are closing down 3G networks in a final transition to 4G LTE and 5G. Some devices and services won't make the jump. Here's what to know. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and ...

(CNN) — Twenty years after 3G was first introduced in the United States, paving the way for a new generation of mobile apps, the network is officially being phased out. AT&T is set to pull the plug on ...

The 3G shutdown is primarily intended to re-use the spectrum for 4G and 5G, which are newer standards, better technologies and more efficient. The same thing happened with 2G, which AT&T and Verizon ...