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Bell launches LTE in Ontario

MONTREAL - Bell Mobility launched its 4G LTE wireless network service Wednesday in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph.LTE (short for the 4th Generation ‘Long Term Evolution’ mobile standard) offers data speeds as fast as 75 megabits per second (Mbps) and typical speeds ranging between 12 and 25 Mbps. As the standard and products evolve, Bell said that speeds are expected to increase to as fast as 150 Mbps.Available for both business users and consumers, 4G LTE from Bell offers HD quality on-line TV and video; wireless video conferencing and chat with quality previously available only on wireline or high-speed...