Telecom confirms it will Vodafone-ise its network
After weeks of speculation on this site and others, Telecom has confirmed it will move to the same cellular network technology as Vodafone. The big switch had become more or less inevitable as 80% of the world has moved to GSM (yah! Sim cards) and big phone makers like Nokia have abandoned development of mobiles for CDMA networks like Telecom's. A big kicker was Telecom's key global roaming partner, Telstra, abandoning CDMA in Australia. Initially at least, Telecom will build a network that will support both technologies.
Has Telecom planning such a move all along, or is it an emergency roll-out? Read Juha's Friday Fry-up take here.
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Comments
Whoopee. I will be able to purchase a phone that doesn't look like it was manufactured in the 60's. Choice, that's all I ask for.
Posted by: Philip Marsh | June 10, 2007 2:38 PM
Anyone want to bet that new Telecom and Vodafone supplied fones will be locked to prevent carrier hopping.?
[I would say almost certainly. But Sim card unlocking software is pretty freely available over the web. Use at your risk etc, of course]
Posted by: Paulw | June 8, 2007 1:56 PM