The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced that the shutdown of the 2G network (GSM) in the UAE will take place at the end of 2022, with directing resources allocated to 5G to support new generations of mobile networks. TRA indicated that UAE service providers will provide all means of support to groups that may be affected by the 2G shutdown.
This decision comes as part of TRA’s continuous efforts in the deployment of 5G in the UAE as the main engine of the digital transformation process, the fourth industrial revolution, and artificial intelligence. Moreover, this step reflects the accelerating development of the telecommunications sector, in which mobile networks are constantly evolving and changing. An old technology disappears when a new technology emerges so that telecommunications companies must stop operating the least effective networks to allow the operation and activation of the most effective networks.