JSE:MTN 7 September 2025 - 13 September 2025

Global Mobile Internet Upheaval: 5G Innovations, Network Disruptions and Big Telecom Moves (Sept 28–29, 2025)
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Global Mobile Internet Upheaval: 5G Innovations, Network Disruptions and Big Telecom Moves (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Key Facts: In late September 2025, network outages made headlines. Australia’s Optus suffered a major outage on Sept 28–29 that knocked out emergency calling for thousands of people. Optus confirmed a “faulty mobile phone tower site” caused the nine‑hour interruption, which affected roughly 4,500 people reuters.com. Police reported that all people who tried to call emergency services during the outage were reached after services were restored. Still, federal ministers expressed outrage; Australia’s Communications Minister said the failure was “absolutely shocking” and demanded a full investigation reuters.com. Singtel has pledged full cooperation.
September 29, 2025
Global GSM Shake-Up: 2G & 3G Fade as 4G Expands – Key Developments (Sept 12–13, 2025)
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Global GSM Shake-Up: 2G & 3G Fade as 4G Expands – Key Developments (Sept 12–13, 2025)

Around the globe, 2G and 3G networks – the original GSM-based systems – are being switched off at an unprecedented pace. Telecom regulators and operators are prioritizing 4G and 5G, citing the need to reuse spectrum and reduce maintenance costs on legacy infrastructure samenacouncil.org. The GSMA’s latest “State of Mobile Internet Connectivity” report highlighted that by end-2024, 169 operators in 75 countries had completed a 2G or 3G shutdown, and many more are in progress samenacouncil.org. As older networks carry dwindling traffic and impose a financial burden, “many operators have either shut down or are in the process of sunsetting 2G and 3G networks,” the GSMA noted samenacouncil.org. However, this trend is uneven across regions – the GSMA observes that
September 13, 2025