Rogers Wireless launches broadband-like speeds in big cities: LTE still years away

TORONTO – Later this month, Rogers Wireless will begin selling a new Rocket Mobile Internet stick, one that can provide nearly three times the speed of the current on offer today.Available on Rogers' upgraded High Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) network in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, it can clock speeds up to 21 Megabits per second (but more typical will be in the mid-to-high-teens, as shown during a live test yesterday at Rogers HQ in downtown Toronto).Rogers is the first wireless operator in North America, and one of the few in the world, to offer the 21 Mbps...