Telecom says a decision on whether it might roll out a new digital cellular network based on the CDMA standard is still some way off.
That is contrary to suggestions at a conference in Sydney this week that it would announce a decision within a fortnight.
Spokesman Glen Sowry confirmed that Telecom
was studying its options regarding the technology.
"We are having discussions with vendors about what they may be able to bring to the table on how we may implement CDMA in the future, but that's as far as its goes at this stage."
In the meantime, Telecom continued to market both its analogue and digital AMPS networks, with mobile growth strong.
"Obviously, if we introduce CDMA, we have a very large customer base and would be very focused on ensuring that they were catered for for some time," Mr Sowry said.
The conference was organised by the CDMA Development Group, which is behind cdmaOne, a second-generation digital technology that is claimed to have superior voice and operational characteristics to GSM, the dominant digital cellular standard.
CDMA technology is generally tipped to be the vehicle for higher-capacity services capable of supporting multimedia.
