Rogers brings wireless service to tunnels
between Columbia and Sapperton stations
VANCOUVER, Aug. 1, 2017 /CNW/ - Rogers and TransLink today
announce that a new LTE wireless service has been turned on at the
Columbia SkyTrain station, as well as in the tunnels between
Columbia and Sapperton station. This enhanced service helps keep
people connected across Metro Vancouver and improve their
experience on their transit journey.
Rogers and Fido customers can now surf the internet, make and
receive calls, send and receive emails and text messages, stream
video and music and more on their mobile devices while travelling
on this part of the Expo Line.
"Our customers want to stay connected wherever they are," said
Perm Jawanda, Regional Vice-President, Rogers Communications.
"That's why we're committed to investing in communities across B.C.
Now, whether you're taking the SkyTrain to the Royal Columbian
Hospital, travelling home or to work in the growing Brewery
District, customers will have the convenience of being able to use
their phones seamlessly."
The Rogers network also provides essential emergency wireless
coverage to all SkyTrain riders, so they can access 911, regardless
of their carrier.
"This is the third project across our system that has improved
connectivity in the tunnels and we are pleased to share this
milestone with customers," says Derrick
Cheung, Vice-President Strategic Sourcing and Real Estate,
TransLink. "We continue to work with Rogers to complete the build
out of wireless coverage along the Millennium Line in the Evergreen
tunnel and provide customers across the system with an enhanced and
connected customer experience."
This is the latest phase in LTE and voice access expansion along
the SkyTrain system, first made available to SkyTrain customers in
the Dunsmuir Tunnel in July 2016 and
in the Edmonds Tunnel in November
2016. Rogers will also expand wireless service to the
Evergreen tunnel on the Millennium Line.
About Rogers
Rogers Communications is a leading diversified public Canadian
communications and media company. We are Canada's largest provider of wireless
communications services and one of Canada's leading providers of cable
television, high-speed Internet and telephony services to consumers
and businesses. 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). For
further information about the Rogers group of companies, please
visit rogers.com.
About
TransLink
TransLink is Metro Vancouver's regional transportation authority
that manages bus, SkyTrain, West Coast Express, SeaBus, HandyDART
and cycling routes as well as the major road network and five
bridges. These bridges include the Pattullo, Golden Ears, Knight
Street and Westham Island. The Canada Line cycling and pedestrian
bridge is also under TransLink management. We are the first North
American transportation authority to be responsible for planning,
financing and managing public transit in addition to major regional
roads and bridges.
SOURCE Rogers Communications Inc.