Agreement will allow Rogers to deliver blazing-fast LTE Max
experience to wireless customers across Manitoba;
Winnipeg, Brandon, Victoria
Beach and Grand Beach first
markets to launch on June 17 with the
fastest wireless internet in the country
TORONTO,
June 13, 2013 /CNW/ - Rogers
Communications announced today it will bring Rogers LTE Max to
customers in Manitoba through a
province-wide network sharing agreement with MTS Inc. Starting
June 17, 2013, Rogers will roll out
LTE Max - a premium LTE network deployment that enables theoretical
network speeds of up to 150 Mbps - to customers in Winnipeg, Brandon, Victoria
Beach and Grand
Beach. Rogers will continue to deploy LTE Max, expanding
coverage to additional markets in 2013 with plans to reach more
than 90 per cent of Manitoba's
population over the next five years. This agreement builds on the
network sharing arrangement Rogers and MTS signed in 2009 that
resulted in the joint deployment of a 4G HSPA+ wireless network
covering 97 per cent of Manitobans.
"Our customers in Manitoba are
ready for an even faster wireless internet, and we're thrilled to
announce that the most advanced wireless technology in the world is
coming on June 17th," said
Rob Bruce, President of
Communications, Rogers. "This unique agreement with MTS is part of
our strategic game plan to bring Rogers LTE's incredibly fast
wireless experience to even more customers across Canada."
Under this LTE network sharing arrangement, MTS and Rogers will
share the costs of deploying and operating LTE technology in
Manitoba. The agreement further
enables MTS customers to roam on Rogers wireless network when
travelling outside of Manitoba.
Beginning on June 17, Rogers
customers living in Winnipeg,
Brandon, Victoria Beach and Grand Beach who currently use an LTE device
with an LTE SIM will have access to Rogers LTE Max, enabling them
to do more on their smartphone at blazing-fast speeds. Rogers will
roll out LTE Max to additional markets in Manitoba this summer, including Portage la
Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach and Ste.
Anne. All Rogers customers will continue to have access to
Canada's largest selection of LTE
devices and Rogers LTE Max, the fastest wireless internet in
the country.
"Manitoba is an important
region for Rogers and we are committed to further enhancing the
wireless experience for our customers in the province. With this
agreement we will deliver capital and operating savings to our
business allowing us to re-invest in our customers and our network,
particularly in Western Canada
which is a priority market for us," added Bruce.
Rogers launched Canada's first
LTE network in July 2011 and was the
first carrier in Canada to
introduce LTE devices. Since this launch, the company has seen an
80 per cent increase in wireless internet usage year over
year. Today, Rogers is providing Canada's fastest wireless internet to more
than a million customers across 70 per cent of the population, and
intends to reach 95 additional markets in 2013. Rogers recently
launched LTE Max, a premium wireless network deployment that
enables theoretical network speeds of up to 150 Mbps - the fastest
available speeds for Canadians. For more details, please visit:
www.rogers.com/ltemax
About Rogers
Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and
media company. We are Canada's
largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services
and one of Canada's leading
providers of cable television, high-speed Internet and telephony.
Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and television
broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications,
sports entertainment, and digital media. We are publicly traded on
the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: RCI).
SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.