The cellular network evolution is miles away from its early 2G and 3G days. One of the industry leaders of that evolution is Digi International. Harald Remmert, CTO for Cellular Solutions at Digi International spoke with Infinite IoT’s Matt Ackley on insights into that journey, today’s technical advancements, and the future of cellular networks.

Today, the continued shuddering of existing 2G and 3G networks will affect everyday devices that still use these older networks. One example Remmert cited was vehicle safety. Could older vehicles utilizing 2G and 3G networks for safety features suddenly find themselves outdated, putting drivers at risk? Older security panels are another example of an early adopter of 2G and 3G networks that may also be at risk of not functioning as these older networks shut down.

Remmert said Digi looked at these networks as plannable events, “We work with our customers early on, for example, by providing advanced shutdown information on our website. Then also, by enabling customers to update firmware and configuration on those thousands of devices remotely, they might have. We thought this through, and we’re very methodical on helping our customers move up to the next level of networks.”