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Brinks Home to Service AT&T Digital Life Customers After 3G Sunset

September 30, 2021

In an email sent to customers, AT&T announced that the company will phase out its Digital Life home security and monitoring service by the time it sunsets its 3G network in February 2022.

Digital Shuffle

Alula Hosts Roundtable on 3G Sunset

Alula

May 20, 2021

Alula has released the third edition of its Pro Roundtable Series.

Digital Shuffle

Alula Launches Pro Training Portal for 3G/CDMA Sunset Prep

March 1, 2021

Alula announced the launch of its new Alula Pro Training Portal.

TMA, AICC & MAMA Discuss 3G Sunset Delay in Webinar

December 18, 2020

The Monitoring Association, with panelists representing the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) and the Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA), held this webinar to discuss how the 3G sunset will impact businesses, customers and integrators, along with what professionals can do to help.

TMA to Hold Virtual Town Hall on 3G Sunset

December 14, 2020

The Monitoring Association is holding a virtual town hall on Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. to discuss the upcoming Verizon and AT&T 3G sunsets.

ADT Acquires Tech Startup CellBounce

December 10, 2020

ADT will deploy the customer-installable conversion solution for 3G sunsets to minimize the need for in-person upgrades.

SDM EXCLUSIVE

State of the Market: Security, Monitoring & Smart Home

After a year of growth, alarm companies prepare to weather a world of unknowns.

Courtney Wolfe

June 1, 2020

Evaluating the state of any market is a tricky thing during a pandemic — things are changing daily; new technologies are being explored; the future is unknown; and it’s difficult to look back at the past clearly.

Creating a 2G Sunset ‘Plan of Action’ for Alarm Communications

As dealers are faced with upgrading large numbers of 2G customers, they must consider questions and complaints, future upgrades needed, and the ever-changing communications landscape when determining their approach.

Maggie Shein

March 26, 2013

The 2G communications sunset has already begun with reports of cellular carriers shutting down service of 2G towers (GSM and GPRS technology) in certain areas of the country. Many dealers have already been affected by these incidents — forcing them to upgrade customers as service is shut down.