WINNIPEG – Rogers and MTS Allstream flipped the switch on their joint HSPA + wireless voice and data network in Manitoba on Thursday.
Covering 97% of the province’s population, the network offers download speeds of up to 21 Mbps plus supports the iPhone, many Android and BlackBerry devices, and mobile Internet solutions.
"Our new high-speed 4G network offers MTS customers faster and more reliable service as well as more wireless device choices," said MTS president Kelvin Shepherd, in the announcement. "Looking to the future, our investment in 4G technology will allow us to focus on delivering more services that meet our customers’ evolving needs – such as programming your MTS Ultimate TV PVR with your MTS smart phone."
The network also allows Rogers, which already offers service in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba, to expand into the province’s northern communities such as Thompson, The Pas, and Flin Flon, while upgrading its existing footprint to high speed 3G+/HSPA+.
"We have a long history of innovation and bringing network reliability and fast download speeds to our customers," said Rogers’ Manitoba VP, Darrell Graham. "Manitobans can depend on Rogers to always bring the latest technologies to its customers first. Now customers in Manitoba can use those latest technologies on a network that is 150 times larger."
