Wind Mobile rebrands as Freedom Mobile; readies new LTE network

TORONTO – Farewell Wind Mobile and welcome Freedom Mobile.The once plucky wireless upstart, now owned by Shaw Communications, announced the rebrand Monday morning in Toronto plus committed to launch LTE service in Toronto and Vancouver on November 27 using its AWS-3 spectrum band. LTE service will expand to all of the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Vancouver by spring, while Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton will join by summer. The company’s remaining 3G coverage areas (including southwestern Ontario, the Hamilton-Niagara corridor, Barrie, Kingston and Peterborough) will join by the Fall. LTE roaming will be available in the U.S. and Canada in early 2017."As...