This discussion is going around the place at the mo especially since Telstra Aussie are looking to close CDMA 2000 over there. Well thats the idiot CEOs plan, the Govt have told them to delay it as many interest groups are submitting to get a repreive.
I have heard the CDMA subscriber base has been out growing GSM and even WCDMA with Telstra?
Any way if Telstra does close the network, wouldn't it be of great benefit for Telecom to build a sister network to CDMA 2000 in NZ and migrate it's Voice and some data clients over to WCDMA and then ramp up it's EVDO 0 then Rev A, B then C to nationwide network to provide a decent nationwide wirless broadband network??
Can this be done? i have heard yes but then iam most likely wrong.
The long term handset choice and roaming alone with WCDMA would give Telecom customers all the benefits that Voda's 3g WCDMA clients have but with better coverage, 850 is of course going to better than 2100 or in the future 900mhz.
Aledgidly the brass at Telecom reackon no??? Wonder if thats the right decision to make or are Telecom just waiting to see how Voda's WCDMA roll out and HSDPA goes, plus the final closure decision on Aussies CDMA?
Thoughts
[Moderator edit (bradstewart): moved to Telecom forum]