HALIFAX – Aliant today launched its high-speed wireless service in Halifax. The new service will provide Aliant’s wireless customers access to wireless data speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps – and new and enhanced applications on their wireless devices.
Customers in the Halifax area will be the first to experience new wireless data speeds – five times faster than what is currently available. Customers will be able to access information on their wireless device – notebook computer, PDA, or cell phone – "at speeds close to those of their home broadband connection," claims the release.
Streaming video and TV clips; video messaging; web browsing; interactive gaming and remote access to office email and data are some of the services enabled by the company’s new EVDO network.
Other Aliant high speed wireless applications, such as live TV, will be available later this year.
Aliant is investing $20 million in Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) digital wireless network technology – provided by Nortel – which will enable customers to access the fastest and most advanced wireless network available in Atlantic Canada. Both Telus and Aliant parent company Bell Canada have already launched their EVDO network. Rogers wireless uses GSM technology and announced last week it will roll out its higher speed option, HSDPA, soon.
Aliant’s wireless high speed service will be available in other eastern urban centres throughout the region later this year, and by the end of 2007, will be available to approximately 60% of customers in Atlantic Canada.
"I’m really impressed with the fast speeds and the instant access to my work email and company files," said Rick Varner, president, Offshore-Telecom, and Aliant High-Speed Wireless trial participant, in the press release. "The service definitely exceeded my expectations and allowed me to do much more in my day."
