TORONTO – Rogers Communications today announced 5G service is available to its customers on the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G series, Canada’s first 5G smartphone.
As of Friday, Rogers Infinite customers and business customers with unlimited plans can access 5G services, where available, on the new Samsung smartphone. Rogers recently announced it has begun rolling out Canada’s first 5G network in downtown Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, with 20 more markets to come this year.
“This is the beginning of 5G and as it evolves, it will deliver more capabilities including speed, latency and capacity. Rogers Infinite and unlimited business data plans will make it possible for our customers to take full advantage of this next generation technology,” said Brent Johnston, Rogers’ wireless president, in the press release.
Galaxy S20 5G series smartphones are available anywhere Rogers devices are sold across the country starting today. With Rogers financing, customers can get a new Samsung 5G smartphone for $0 down and 0% interest and pay off their device through equal monthly payments over a 24-month period. With Rogers Upfront Edge, Infinite customers can save even more on their new device when they return it within two years. Rogers 5G wireless service is available exclusively on Rogers Infinite and Rogers Business Wireless with unlimited data plans. These 5G-ready plans come with 5G access included, a $15 per month value, at no extra charge until March 6, 2021, reads the release.
Rogers has partnered with Ericsson to boost and densify its network with 4.5G and 5G technology. In the first phase of Rogers 5G rollout, the network is using 2.5 GHz spectrum in downtown Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal to help increase network capacity. In the second phase of the rollout later this year it will expand to use 600 MHz 5G spectrum, “which is best suited to carry wireless data across long distances and through dense urban buildings, creating more consistent and higher quality coverage in both remote areas and smart cities. In the future, Rogers will also start deploying 3.5 GHz spectrum and dynamic spectrum sharing, which will allow 4G spectrum to be used for 5G,” adds the release.
