Telecom has given the closure dates for two services on its CDMA mobile network, which is set for final closure mid-2012. The company will close its CDMA-based WorldMode Roaming service on October 28th and its domestic CDMA 3G data network on November 30th.
The closure of the services is down to the “growth and expansion of XT services” said the company in a statement.
“The XT Network offers our customers a considerably better experience while both roaming overseas and using mobile broadband here in NZ. And this has resulted in many customers of these services moving over to XT already,” said Telecom Head of Network Operations, Gemma Roper. “As more customers continue to choose XT, and the service surpasses what is available on our earlier network, we are informing customers that we plan to close the CDMA network mid-2012, with the WorldMode and EVDO service closures to precede this.” Telecom and Gen-i will contact customers who have used these two services recently with upgrade and switching recommendations.
“We have a number of offers to assist these customers with the move to XT, and we are directly contacting all customers that will be impacted by the service closures to inform them of their options,” added Roper. Telecom says it will remain committed to supporting the CDMA network for calling and text services until mid-2012.