Cellular service providers will begin shutting down legacy 3G cell networks in 2022 and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is warning fleets and owner-operators to make sure their electronic logging devices are running on 4G or newer technology to remain compliant with the ELD mandate.
Mobile carriers, beginning in February 2022 with AT&T, will be shutting down 3G networks to make room for more advanced networks, such as 5G. As a result, any 3G devices – cell phones, ELDs, telematics, in-cab cameras, etc. – will no longer be able to upload data to the cloud.
In the case of ELDs, any ELD that requires 3G cellular connectivity to function “will no longer be in compliance with the technical specifications in the ELD rule after the 3G network it relies on is sunset,” FMCSA said.
