TORONTO — Rogers Communications today announced it’s launching wireless home broadband Internet service across more than 100 communities in southwestern Ontario, including areas around Halton Hills, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls.
Rogers wireless home Internet service leverages the company’s wireless network and infrastructure to deliver broadband to the home. Small antennas are set up on customers’ homes and positioned toward select towers which are equipped to support the increased usage. The technology provides broadband to residents in rural and remote communities that are harder to reach with a fibre-optic network, explains the Rogers press release.
The service will compete with Bell Canada’s Wireless Home Internet, launched in 2019.
“With wireless home Internet, Rogers can reach more Canadians in smaller, rural communities that today either have no or limited broadband options, making it easier to work, study and socialize from home,” said Eric Bruno, senior vice-president, 5G, content and connected home products, in the release.
The technology being used for wireless home Internet is a different option from the company’s Rocket Hubs and Sticks, which allow customers to use their Internet service anywhere Rogers wireless is offered in Canada. Rogers’ wireless home Internet is a fixed broadband service which provides customers with another connectivity option and doesn’t replace Rocket Hubs and Sticks, said a Rogers spokesperson in an email.
Rogers Internet 25 wireless home Internet service is available with download speeds of up to 25 Mbps, with plans starting at $70 for 100 GB of data usage per month. Packages are also available for $75 for 250GB of monthly data usage and $85 for 500 GB of monthly data.
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