REGINA – SaskTel has successfully deployed a block of prime AWS-1 spectrum that it says will significantly increase the capacity and speed of its 4G LTE network in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, North Battleford, Estevan and Weyburn.
The company said Monday that the new spectrum, recently purchased from Wind Mobile, will allow for an increase of 4G LTE speeds from the current maximum speed of up to 110 MB to 150 MB. Going from SaskTel’s previous 15 MHz wide LTE carrier to the current 20 MHz represents the maximum bandwidth possible on a LTE carrier, reads the news release.
“This is the first of two prime AWS-1 spectrum blocks SaskTel was able to purchase,” said president and CEO Ron Styles, in the release. “Our 4G LTE network in the 9 major urban centres already operate on the AWS-1 spectrum band, meaning that with this latest deployment we can instantly deliver significantly more bandwidth and faster speeds in those locations.”
Styles added that SaskTel is also currently working on a strategy to further deploy LTE to more rural locations, and that details will be announced shortly.
