Rogers Communications this week announced plans to invest over CA$450 million in British Columbia to expand its wireless network in over 70 communities in the northeast, Interior, Lower Mainland, and Vancouver Island. The three-year plan includes the enhancement of its existing LTE network with the 700MHz spectrum the company acquired in the last spectrum auction. “We believe in the growth […]
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WIND Mobile coming to Brantford, Ontario in July
It has been quite some time since WIND Mobile announced the launch of a new Home Zone. That is about to change according to an update received by MobileSyrup. The carrier is set to expand to cover Brantford, Ontario, in early July. Specific coverage details were not announced but expect it to at least cover the city’s core and its […]
Rogers launches 700MHz spectrum in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver
Rogers today announced that it has begun to deploy and use the 700MHz spectrum that it acquired in the last Canadian spectrum auction. Coverage so far includes select Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver communities where Rogers customers will now find that they have coverage in buildings, basements and elevators where they did not before. “With our beachfront spectrum, we’ll deliver the […]
Rogers outlines plans for 700MHz spectrum
Rogers Communications today made its final payment to Industry Canada for the spectrum it acquired in the auction that wrapped up in February. It also announced the broad strokes of what it plans to do with its new spectrum and NHL hockey features prominently in its plans. “We went into this auction with a clear plan to win the best […]
MTS to bring HSPA+ to six new communities
It’s not every day that we cover news of HSPA+ network expansion. While most of us are either used to LTE by now or looking forward to it rolling out where we live and work, there is a part of Canada that is likely counting down the days to having the speeds that HSPA+ brings. MTS today announced that its […]
TELUS rolls out LTE to Midland and Penetanguishene, Ontario
TELUS kept us busy last year with regular expansion of its 4G LTE network across Canada. 2014 looks like it will be no different. Just weeks into the year, TELUS today announced that Midland and Penetanguishene in Ontario are the latest communities to get coverage. “Our customers in Midland and Penetanguishene are now among the more than 28 million Canadians […]
TELUS expands LTE coverage to Cobourg and Port Hope, Ontario
TELUS today once again announced that it has expanded its LTE network to new communities. This time, the beneficiaries are Cobourg and Port Hope in Ontario. “Our customers in Cobourg and Port Hope are now among the more than 28 million Canadians who enjoy access to the world’s fastest wireless technology from TELUS,” said Darryl Hutton, TELUS director of sales. […]
TELUS expands LTE coverage to Orillia, ON and Labrador City, NL
The TELUS LTE network is a little bit bigger today than it was just yesterday. The carrier announced this morning that LTE coverage now includes both Labrador City in Labrador and Orillia in Ontario. Customers in these communities can now expect average download speeds of between 12 to 25Mbps and peak download speeds of up to 75Mbps. As in other […]