WINNIPEG – Craig Wireless will launch a 4G network in Vancouver, the company announced late on Monday.
After receiving Industry Canada approval for a broadband radio service license for its provincial subsidiary Craig Wireless British Columbia Inc., the company said that it would begin construction of a new 802.16e WiMAX-enabled 4G network for both consumer and business users.
It also pledged to offer wireless Internet from within the coverage area at “broadband speeds”, and at prices “competitive” to those of incumbent Internet service providers.
"We are thrilled to be launching this leading-edge 4G network in one of the Canada’s most exciting cities”, said co-CEO Drew Craig, in the announcement. “We believe that consumers and businesses in Vancouver will embrace 4G technology and the speed, productivity and freedom of mobility that it allows users."
Craig Wireless has selected Motorola as its equipment vendor to provide its end-to-end WiMAX solution, including base stations, wireless access controllers and an operation and maintenance center. This will be the first commercial deployment of Motorola’s WiMAX technology in Canada, the announcement continued.
Motorola will also provide supporting services for network design, planning, installation and optimization for end-to-end integration of the network, which will operate in the 2.5GHz spectrum band.
