NETWORK EXPANSION NEWS
Launches this week:
Rogers-MTS agreement allows Rogers LTE Max expansion in Manitoba
TORONTO – Rogers Communications announced Thursday it will bring Rogers LTE Max to customers in Manitoba through a province-wide network sharing agreement with MTS Inc.
Starting Monday, Rogers will roll out LTE Max, an LTE network deployment that enables speeds of up to 150 Mbps, to customers in Winnipeg, Brandon, Victoria Beach, and Grand Beach. Rogers will continue to expand LTE Max coverage to additional markets in 2013, including Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach, and Ste. Anne, with plans to reach more than 90% of Manitoba’s population over the next five years.
This agreement builds on the network sharing arrangement Rogers and MTS signed in 2009 that resulted in the joint deployment of a 4G HSPA+ wireless network covering 97% of Manitobans. MTS and Rogers have agreed to share the costs of deploying and operating LTE technology in Manitoba.
The agreement further enables MTS customers to roam on Rogers wireless network when travelling outside of Manitoba.
SaskTel wraps up 53 4G projects in May 2013
REGINA – SaskTel announced yesterday the completion of 53 4G wireless network infrastructure enhancement projects across the province in May 2013.
In addition to traditional towers being constructed across the province, SaskTel is also increasing capacity and coverage by installing carrier antennas to increase coverage strength inside of buildings, streetlights, rooftops, wooden and stealth
Telus invests $245 million in Ontario
TORONTO, ON – Telus announced Tuesday it is investing $245 million in new 4G LTE infrastructure and technology across Ontario this year.
The announcement is part of the carrier’s three-year, $650 million commitment made a year ago, and builds upon the more than $24 billion Telus has already invested throughout the province since 2000.
The $245 million investment will enable Telus to establish new wireless sites to enhance coverage in urban areas and it to rural communities and highway corridors and further extend its 4G LTE technology, which is already available to more than 82% of the province.
