SaskTel to turn down CDMA network in July 2017

REGINA - SaskTel said Tuesday that it will be turning down its Code division multiple access (CDMA) network in exactly one year, as the company shifts its focus to 4G/LTE.CDMA devices and network equipment availability are becoming more costly to repair and difficult to source as that wireless technology is being phased out across the world. SaskTel said that it will be turning down its CDMA network on July 5, 2017, and that its roaming partners will likely begin to turn down their respective CDMA networks in early 2017. This means that SaskTel customers will lose coverage when leaving Saskatchewan if...