Telecom 3G network to be wholesaled
Telecom is to wholesale its 3G network from next year, a year earlier than originally planned.
Telecom is to wholesale its 3G network from next year, a year earlier than originally planned.
Computerworld had the opportunity to organise some quick speed testing on Telecom’s new XT WCDMA mobile network, and the results don’t disappoint.
On paper, the XT network offers 14.4Mbit/s downloads and 5.76Mbit/s uploads, according to Rebecca Earl, Telecom’s sponsorship and mobile product manager. She says that average speeds will be 3Mbit/s downloads and 1Mbit/s uploads.
The testing bears out Earl’s statements: using www.speedtest.net and connecting to four different servers in New Zealand, Computerworld saw speeds well over 3Mbit/s for downloads during daytime, hitting over 6Mbit/s at night.
Telecom plans to build a $300 million mobile network, the company confirmed today, and as expected it is adding GSM technology to its network.
New Zealand will get a taste of the next generation high-speed network technology for GSM/UMTS operators later today when Vodafone demonstrates HSDPA to media.