Cybercrime center says 3G network phased out in 2026This photo shows a person in a hoodie in front of a computer. MANILA, Philippines — The 3G legacy network is no longer available in 2026, according to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC)’s executive director Renato Paraiso. He said telecommunication companies have already decommissioned 3G subscriber identity module or SIM cards. Threat actors hijack legitimate message threads of banks, government agencies and public services by disrupting carrier signals and injecting rogue signals to go around network safeguards, the CICC said. In response, the CICC met with telecommunications providers, which agreed to phase out 2G and 3G technologies.

Source: Philippine Star January 02, 2026 16:36 UTC