TORONTO – Rogers Communications says it has expanded its LTE network to an 18 additional markets bringing it to nearly 60% of Canadians. The telecom says it’s the first to launch LTE in Saskatoon and Regina, St. Catharines/Niagara, Oshawa/Pickering/Ajax, Windsor, Sudbury, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières.
Rogers LTE is also available in Victoria, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Kingston, Edmonton, Quebec City, Oakville/Burlington/Hamilton, London/Kitchener/Waterloo, Cambridge and Barrie. Rogers says it will continue to expand its LTE coverage adding additional markets this year and in 2013.
"We're proud to bring LTE first to many more Canadians and we're hearing great feedback from consumers who love the speed and the quality that LTE delivers," said John Boynton, Rogers Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Canadians have an insatiable demand to be connected and this means doing even more on the go. They're sharing videos, pictures and accessing real-time entertainment services like streaming music, gaming and videos. LTE helps deliver the next gen experience they're looking for."
Since Rogers launched its LTE network, the company has seen an 80% increase in wireless internet usage year over year. Cisco predicts that by 2015 more smartphones will be connected to the Internet than home computers and data generated will exceed that from wired devices.
"Canadians' digital needs are changing and we're investing significantly in LTE to ensure our customers are ready for the next wave of digital experiences they haven't even thought of," said Boynton. "The shift to a mobile lifestyle is real, it's coming fast, and we're excited to deliver the best internet experience in this digitally advanced world."
