REGINA – SaskTel said Thursday that its EV-DO data service that operates on its CDMA network will be turned down on September 30th as the company turns its focus to 4G/LTE.
CDMA devices will still continue to operate on the CDMA network after the EV-DO turn-down using the 1X data service. SaskTel’s roaming partner is also turning down their EV-DO data service on their CDMA network in most of BC and Alberta by July 2014. While customers will not notice any difference in coverage, voice services, or text messaging, their data service will be reduced to the slower 1X data speeds.
“SaskTel is committed to providing Saskatchewan residents with the best wireless networks in the province, however as networks evolve, it becomes necessary to turn down older networks,” said president and CEO Ron Styles, in the news release. “We will be repurposing the 850 MHz spectrum that powers the EV-DO data service and dedicating that spectrum to adding capacity to our 4G/LTE network province-wide.”
