NZ Communications (formerly known as Econet Wireless) has inked an agreement with Vodafone New Zealand to place its transmission equipment on 116 Vodafone cell towers. Also an agreement that talks about how NZ Communications’ mobile service will connect with Vodafone’s network has also been signed.
For the last seven years NZ Communications has been working towards a service launch but the company’s official lauch date is not yet revealed. Moreover the no. of cell towers built to date is not yet disclosed. Chief executive Mike Reynolds confirms that it is erecting towers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
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NZ Communications in an agreement with Vodafone to place its transmission equipment on 116 Vodafone cell towers (New Zealand)
- October 3rd, 2008
- 12:05 pm
New Zealand’s third cellular network delayed to 2009
- August 4th, 2008
- 1:58 pm
New Zealand’s third cellular network, NZ Communications has delayed it’s services. The services, which were hoped to begin in October 2008 have fallen behind with it’s network roll out with just 50 base stations built out of the planned 450. The firm has signed a nationwide roaming deal with Vodafone New Zealand but has so far been unable to forge co-location agreements which would allow it to share cell towers with Vodafone and Telecom Mobile. New legislation which will speed up co-location is expected to be introduced in mid-November.
