TORONTO – Rogers announced Friday that its 5G network is online for its customers at all remaining stations in the TTC subway system and has improved 911 reliability for all riders.
The service is also available along the Vaughan extension between Sheppard West and Vaughan Metropolitan Centre stations.
“I’m thrilled that our team has completed the upgrade of the legacy network well ahead of schedule,” Ron McKenzie, Rogers chief technology and information officer, said in a press release. “We’re now transitioning to the next critical phase of the project, expanding 5G coverage to connect the remaining 36 kilometers of track.”
The cable company said since it turned on its 5G network in August, its customers used over 411 terabytes of data, with the busiest stations being Bloor/Yonge, Queen’s Park and Wellesley. The busiest tunnels, it said, were between St. George and St. Patrick stations.
Last month, Rogers turned on 5G for competitor access in the core TTC subway stations, after Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in September set a deadline of Oct. 3 for all mobile carriers to provide service to their customers on the Rogers network.
In April, Rogers acquired the cellular network in the TTC subway system when it purchased the Canadian operations of BAI Communications, which had the exclusive rights to build out the network. At that time, Freedom Mobile was the only wireless carrier to have signed up to provide service to its customers on the subway system.
Rogers is also offering until December 31 five free TTC rides to customers who pay with the Rogers credit card using their mobile wallet.
