Hi, Guest
10-08-2009, 03:45 AM
Thing is, reading the article that what Bell & Telus are implementing is the "next gen" GSM (HSPDA iirc) and that eventually CDMA is going to go away.
The logic and rationale comes down to two things:
1) The majority of phone manufacturers are producing GSM phones first and CDMA phones are "by request" increasing costs to both the phone manufacturer and the carrier.
2) GSM is more of a "world standard" than CDMA is, and Bell & Telus are right now in essence "giving up" roaming revenue to Rogers as Rogers is the only GSM provider in Canada (Fido being a subset of Rogers)
NefCanuck
The logic and rationale comes down to two things:
1) The majority of phone manufacturers are producing GSM phones first and CDMA phones are "by request" increasing costs to both the phone manufacturer and the carrier.
2) GSM is more of a "world standard" than CDMA is, and Bell & Telus are right now in essence "giving up" roaming revenue to Rogers as Rogers is the only GSM provider in Canada (Fido being a subset of Rogers)
NefCanuck