Telecom NZ: Mobile Internet is changing the way networks are being built.(SERVICES)

Telecom New Zealand's delegate to the World Mobile Congress has said that the increasing mobile Internet user base is changing the ways in which networks are being built. Telecom's retail chief executive, Alan Gourdie, said that the sharp increase in the uptake of mobile Internet has transformed the manner in which telecom operators perceive the development of their networks. He added that a great deal of focus is now being paid to metro site development, which plays a key role in enhancing the coverage of traditional networks.

These sites have been found to be more efficient and much cheaper than macro networks. The model makes use of wireless services as well as traditional radio networks.