Switching off the UK’s 2G and 3G mobile networks: what you need to know
Published: 6 March 2024
Last updated: 17 April 2026
The 2G and 3G mobile networks are gradually being switched off over the next few years. Here’s what this means for you as a customer.
Mobile signal strength measurement data from our spectrum assurance vehicles
Published: 7 March 2024
Last updated: 6 March 2026
We have been compiling the 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data that our spectrum assurance vehicles capture along roads in England, Scotland and Wales.
Drive route map
Published: 30 May 2023
Last updated: 6 March 2026
Alongside our 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data, we have published a map showing the routes our spectrum assurance vehicles have taken along roads in the United Kingdom.
Switching off 2G and 3G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers
Published: 22 January 2024
Last updated: 27 November 2025
The UK’s mobile network providers will switch off their 3G and then 2G networks over the next few years. This page explains how suppliers of Internet of Things (IoT) and third-party devices can help their customers during this period of change.
Interactive report 2021
Published: 13 February 2024
Last updated: 27 November 2025
Interactive visualisation of data from Connected Nations 2021.
Northern Ireland leads the way on full fibre connectivity
Published: 19 November 2025
Around 780,000 homes in Northern Ireland have access to full-fibre broadband – the highest proportion of all the UK nations – according to Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report, published today.
250,000 more Scottish households with access to full-fibre broadband
Published: 19 November 2025
In the last year, a quarter of a million additional residential premises in Scotland have gained potential access to full-fibre networks.
100,000 more homes in Wales get access to full-fibre broadband
Published: 19 November 2025
Full-fibre broadband has reached one hundred thousand more households in Wales in the last year, according to Connected Nations, Ofcom’s flagship report on the state of fixed and mobile networks.
Connected Nations: Interactive report 2025
Published: 19 November 2025
Our annual report on progress in the availability of broadband and mobile services in the UK.
Data downloads 2025
Published: 19 November 2025
We have made some of the data that underpins the Connected Nations 2025 report available to download. This data allows us to make year-on-year comparisons of the state of the UK’s communications infrastructure.