Telecom Namibia has today discontinued data services on its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network.
The company has shut CDMA sites and has transferred customers to HSPA+/4G LTE networks.
“The entire CDMA footprint is already covered with GSM which we began building in 2013,” the company announced today.
Telecom said it was replacing all EvDO devices with new 3G and or 4G LTE compatible dongles.
All advanced payments made by a customer will be credited where applicable.
“CDMA technology is no longer able to favourably compete with the GMS-based 3G and 4G LTE technologies. CDMA is fast becoming obsolete around the world and the maintenance of the same will not be a simple affair for any telco in the mid and long term,” the company said.
Telecom said main reason for shutting down the CDMA network is to avoid operating two mobile networks and offer mobile voice, data, and video services over a single GSM platform, as well as repurposing the spectrum, as needed.
Telecom Namibia has sold the CDMA equipment to another operator, the company said.
It said the switchover from CDMA will allow the company to focus its strategic effort on the advancement of GSM technology in the market.
