According to telecom operators, the dismantling of 3g networks has not caused any significant problems. Operators have strengthened their 4g networks in various parts of Finland in connection with the closure of 3g networks.
According to telecom operators, the closure of 3g networks did not cause connection problems. undefined
The telecommunications operators DNA, Elisa and Telia operating in Finland do not recognize large-scale connection problems, although there have been reports of direct collapses of connections after the 3g networks went down, The Future of the Countryside news.
Elisa’s communications manager interviewed by the magazine Minttu Tirkkonen according to Elisa closed the 3g network one province at a time during 2023, when the quality of the connections was closely monitored. The company had expanded and strengthened its 4g network in different parts of Finland even before the 3g network was closed.
– The quality of Elisa’s mobile connections has remained largely unchanged and even improved when moving from 3g to 4g. Of course, there can be local challenging spots, as was the case even before 3g was removed, if, for example, the shapes of the terrain limit mobile network coverage, says Tirkkonen.
The number of contacts to Elisa increased slightly in 2023, while the 3g network was being slowed down. Since then, repairs and improvements have been made to the network based on contacts.
DNA: “The range of 5g corresponds to the 4g network”
Communication manager at telecom operator DNA Marjut Salmela According to
– 5g is available at almost all permanent residential addresses and geographically the network reaches all the municipalities of mainland Finland, he says.
According to Salmela, the number of defect reports made by customers fell by 17 percent last year compared to 2023.
Telia: No exceptional avalanche of feedback
Telia’s director of social relations Timo Saxen says that the Mobile connections offered by Telia have not noticeably weakened since the 3g network was closed. According to Saxen, before the network was shut down, only one percent of the traffic of mobile networks was used in 3g networks.
– In connection with the closing of 3g, we received some inquiries during the next couple of days, but it did not cause any extraordinary feedback.