Telus to consider GSM

I have been a Telus user for quite a few years and when I heard the news that they were considering GSM as their new network technology I was struck with excitement.

Telus is currently using CDMA / 1x for the wireless network. But if they make the move to GSM then they would be a serious rival to Rogers Wireless. So serious that even the rumor of Telus moving to GSM sent Rogers stock down a few points.

By moving to GSM they would be able to position themselves for future partnerships with other cellphone providers and form agreements to allow their users to roam freely around the world without concern of coverage.

It also means that they would be able to provide a larger variety of cell phones to their users.

The only disadvantage of moving to this new wireless network technology would be the change of cell phone towers.

Which in my opinion is a small price to pay for all the greater advantages that GSM would bring.

Reference:

Telus considers dumping its `Betamax' of wireless networks