Yasthil 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2008 TRS Team Official Launch Date for WCDMA is June 9th. It's basically a fully capable GSM Network. Better Data speeds. More opportunities to offer dynamic services. If you're interested in more information regarding this or the new TOTAL HOME package or ADSL2, please feel free to email me... yasthil.bhownath@telecom.co.nz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caleb 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2008 There is lots of conflicting rumours about the new Telecom WCDMA mobile network - rollout was to be November this year, but one site now says June / July 2009. Does anybody on these boards work in the industry? What is the guts? What sort of phones / plans are we likely to see - $10 text retained? Any goss would be great! Cheers Trial will start in Nov 2008, actual rollout next year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt45 1 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 RE: lufu..... yup trial starts nov ... most of the w-cdma equipment has been commissioned but will take aprox a month to get it fault free'ish, hence nov launch. also yes they have decided to get rid of the gsm equipment but that is not to say we are swapping it out ... originally all auckland sites that were being upgraded had the wcdma and gsm equipment installed, therefore we are just removing the gsm units, all the wcdma units, rectifiers and batteries etc stay as is. in sort it basically means that i have to keeps hauling the 250kg alcatel-lucent crates around , the gsm ones were only 160kg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt45 1 Report post Posted October 29, 2008 TRS Team Official Launch Date for WCDMA is June 9th. It's basically a fully capable GSM Network. Better Data speeds. More opportunities to offer dynamic services. If you're interested in more information regarding this or the new TOTAL HOME package or ADSL2, please feel free to email me... yasthil.bhownath@telecom.co.nz yasthil... you 123, bb or n&m??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the stig 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2008 So do we have to wait till June next year just to get a Telecom SIM card that will work in an iphone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted November 16, 2008 Rumour mill is at it again - a supposedly reliable source reckons that Telecom are now canning the whole move to 3G in response to hard financial times. Sounds like a crock to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrally 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2008 Rumour mill is at it again - a supposedly reliable source reckons that Telecom are now canning the whole move to 3G in response to hard financial times. Sounds like a crock to me. I don't work for telecom but I doubt there is much substance to that rumour, I understand the network is already in place, at least in the main centers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted November 16, 2008 Yeah, my workmate said his mate is a tech for telecom and he told him they are pulling it all out. I find it hard to believe, but may as well spread the misinformation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
$toffz 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2008 Yeah, my workmate said his mate is a tech for telecom and he told him they are pulling it all out. I find it hard to believe, but may as well spread the misinformation. Work for Telecom - can confirm that is not true. He may be referring to some of the GSM gear that wont be needed with the move to W850. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt45 1 Report post Posted November 17, 2008 the wideband cdma and GSM equipment is in place at some sites but the decision has been made to rip the gsm equipment out where it has been installed and just leave the WCDMA which will eventually be installed all around the country... from memory the loss on the gsm decision was just over 30million Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmarco 56 Report post Posted November 18, 2008 the wideband cdma and GSM equipment is in place at some sites but the decision has been made to rip the gsm equipment out where it has been installed and just leave the WCDMA which will eventually be installed all around the country... from memory the loss on the gsm decision was just over 30million Ouch!! Have to have some fairly good justification to take a $30 million hit like that (and keep your job that is).... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
