TORONTO – Rogers Wireless will begin the Canada-wide deployment of a 21 Megabits per second (Mbps) high-speed HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Plus) wireless network starting next month.
The company said that it will increase wireless network download speeds first in the Greater Toronto Area and expand over the coming months to other cities across the country, making it the first wireless provider in North America and only the sixth carrier in the world to launch HSPA+ at peak speeds of 21 Mbps.
"With the exponential growth of smart phones, application stores, mobile Internet sticks and embedded laptops and netbooks, Canadians are embracing wireless data and services like never before," said Rogers Wireless president Rob Bruce, in the announcement. “The super-charged data speeds achieved with Rogers’ 21 Mbps upgrade will enable us to support more customers with the most innovative mobile services well into the future, while our customers will experience mobile broadband at speeds like what they experience at home and at work."
