TORONTO – Rogers Wireless has rolled out its 3.5 next generation network across the country.
Calling it “the fastest mobile network in Canada”, the Rogers press release says that it’s the first North American wireless carrier to offer customers peak downloads of 7.2Mbps on a national network. The network allows “customers to communicate in innovative ways with mobile multimedia, download large files ultra-fast and utilize Internet speeds on the go that are similar to a standard broadband connection.”
The 7.2 Mbps High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network is the latest and fastest 3G service available, offering mobile download speeds that are up to twice as fast as the current industry-leading 3.6Mbps HSPA service. According to the GSM Association, although there are more than 1,000 wireless carriers around the globe, fewer than 50 carriers in 30 countries currently offer customers access to a 7.2Mbps HSPA network.
“With Rogers’ 7.2 HSPA network, by far the fastest mobile network in Canada, Canadians can today experience even faster broadband download speeds on their cellphones, smart phones and laptops,” said John Boynton, senior vice-president and CMO of Rogers Wireless, in the press release. “As we’ve seen with recent announcements, wireless service providers across Canada and internationally are trying to catch up by making the switch to the HSPA standard which Rogers embraced more than three years ago because of the unique benefits it provides our customers. And with today’s national availability of Canada’s fastest mobile network, we’ll continue to offer the best wireless services and newest innovations to Canadians from Halifax to Victoria.”
The 3.5G next generation network is available in Canada’s “top 25 markets from Victoria to Halifax” plus other main markets including Abbotsford, Red Deer, Chilliwack, Penticton, Port Alberni, Lethbridge, Kamloops, Nanaimo, Oshawa, Orillia, Owen Sound, Kawartha Lakes, North Bay, Chatham, Ste-Hyacinthe, St-Jean-sur-le Richelieu, Granby, Cowansville, Valleyfield, and Moncton. Rogers said that they’ll add additional locations to cover 75% of the population by the end of this year.
