Rogers Announces Fall Launch of HSDPA

13 Feb ’06

From Canadian Press:

Rogers Communications Inc. said Monday that it has awarded Ericsson AB the contract to supply a very high-speed wireless data network that will be faster than anything currently operating in this country.

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Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest cellphone company since it acquired the Fido network in late 2004, said it will begin deploying the UMTS/HSDPA technology immediately for first commercial launch in the fall.

It also said the HSDPA network will be deliver wireless speeds of up to 1½ to two times faster than EVDO networks — the latest technology being deployed by Rogers’ rival Bell Mobility, which began its commercial rollout last year.

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