TORONTO – Less than three years after coming to market, Wind Mobile says it now provides wireless services to more than 500,000 subscribers across Canada. Wind, owned by Globalive Communications, launched in December 2009, Mobilicity and Public Mobile entered the market in the spring of 2010 and Quebecor's Videotron later that fall.
It’s estimated that the four new wireless entrants will capture about 5% of the Canadian market, or about 1.3 million subscribers, by the end of this year.
"We've worked hard to get to where we are today and I'm so proud of our team and everything we've been able to accomplish together," said Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of Wind Mobile. "The road wasn't always easy but we are well on our way of achieving our goal of becoming Canada's fourth national carrier."
Wind Mobile is a part of Vimpelcom Ltd., a global company of over 200 million customers in 18 countries worldwide. In Canada, Wind claims its mobile coverage extends to over 13.5 million people and will continue to expand as new markets are launched in the months ahead. It currently has over 1,225 active network sites, 225 branded store locations, more than 400 points of distribution within Canada and over 200 roaming agreements overseas.
