To key into the 5G technological revolution, the UK government has announced that by 2023, the 2G and 3G mobile service will be phased out and radio waves will be released for 5G and 6G.

The Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries said that the 5G and 6G will connect people across the UK with faster mobile data and make businesses more productive.

She added that a £50million fund is being deployed to ensure that telecom networks are safe and secure now and in the future.

Dorries expressed further that setting a date for the end of the 2G and 3G will make it easier for new equipment makers to enter the market as they do not have to support older technologies.

The Director of Industry body Mobile UK, Hamish MacLead, said that switching off 2G and 3G will enable operators to transition fully to more energy efficient and high capacity networks to the benefit of customers.

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