Telecom reveals CDMA kill dates
With its new XT network's travails safely behind it (touch wood), Telecom has confirmed the kill dates for CDMA.READ ALSO:NZ iPhone 4 owners' verdict on ‘grip of death'Telecom confirms Micro-SIM plans (hello, iPhone 4!)The CDMA-based WorldMode Roami
NBR staff
Thu, 08 Jul 2010
With its new XT network's travails safely behind it (touch wood), Telecom has confirmed the kill dates for CDMA.
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The CDMA-based WorldMode Roaming service will close on 28 October 2010.
The CDMA 3G data network, known as EVDO, will close on 30 November 2010.
The final cut to CDMA voice service will be "mid-2012"
In its most recent quarter (to March 31), Telecom said it lost mobile customers overall, but the number on XT swelled by 128,000 to 595,000.
The total number of Telecom mobile customers fell by 19,000 to 2,291,000.
Telecom resumed marketing XT on June 3.
The company's shares (NZX: TEL) were up 1.08% to $1.88 in late morning trading, ahead of a broader market rise of 0.75%.
NBR staff
Thu, 08 Jul 2010
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