Rumors are abound in New Zealand that Telecom New Zealand is about to announce a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to build a GSM network costing NZ$300-400 million (US$221-294 million) according to industry rag Communications Day. A spokesperson from TNZ wouldn’t go as far as denying the rumor, saying only that no announcement had been made and he wouldn’t add to speculation, reports the New Zealand Herald. The company is the second largest mobile operator in New Zealand with a 49 percent market share (Vodafone is slightly ahead) and operates a CDMA EV-DO network, according to Wikipedia. It’s expected TNZ will keep the CDMA network for high-speed data and voice as it moves customers to the new network. The move is no surprise to analysts in New Zealand, although the Herald also reported that: “Mark Ratcliffe, Telecom’s chief operating officer for technology and enterprises, said the company would continue to invest in CDMA with an increasing likelihood it would go to UMTS some time in the future.”
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