Aliant switches on $20 million EV-DO net across Atlantic Canada

SAINT JOHN – Aliant today launched its new high-speed wireless service in most major centres in Atlantic Canada on Wednesday. This follows the rollout of the new net in Halifax-Dartmouth in February. Customers in Saint John, Moncton and Fredericton, NB; Charlottetown, PEI, and St. John's, NL can now get wireless data speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps as well as new and enhanced applications on their wireless devices. Customers will be able to access information on their wireless device - notebook computer, PDA, or cell phone - at speeds closer to those of a DSL connection, and five times faster...