TORONTO – While Telus was announcing the roll-out of its newer, faster wireless EVDO network in five major Canadian cities, Bell Canada today announced the availability of its new EVDO network in Western Canada, Telus’ back yard.
The technology is the third generation (3G) of wireless networks and delivers data at unprecedented download rates of up to 2.4Mbps.
Bell Mobility users in Vancouver, British Columbia and both Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta (same cities Telus has its EVDO launched) “will now immediately enjoy the benefits of a 3G network, related products and services,” says the press release.
Bell’s EV-DO network offers end-users data transmission speeds “much faster than existing networks in Canada, allowing for streaming video, high-speed surfing and one megabyte file downloads in 20 seconds or less, with an average speed that varies between 400kbps – 700kbps,” says the Bell release.
Bell’s EV-DO was announced on October 31st, 2005 in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Québec and now includes service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.
