Rogers Wireless Testing HSPA Upgrade

Canada's Rogers Wireless is currently running trials of an enhancement to its recently launched HSPA network - to increase download speeds to 7.2 Mbps. Rogers will have spent approximately CA$500 million (US$517 million) over the past two years upgrading its network to support HSPA services.

"The consumer appetite for mobile applications is undeniable in Canada and around the world," said Rob Bruce, President, Rogers Wireless." The data speeds achieved in this trial will enable Rogers to meet our customers' needs with the most advanced, innovative services today and in the future."

"Rogers is continuing to trial, launch and deliver innovative and reliable next generation wireless telecommunications services to Canadians," says industry analyst, Mark Goldberg, of Mark H. Goldberg and Associates "The availability of 3.5G mobile services in our own backyard keeps Canada at the front of the world stage with respect to telecommunications services and applications."

The Mobile World subscriber database estimates that Rogers ended the first half of this year with just over 7 million customers, giving them a market share of 37%.

Posted to the site on 26th October 2007