FP article: Rogers to roll out LTE network in Ottawa
The Financial Post recently publish an article reporting on Rogers' deployment of an LTE network in the Ottawa area. LTE -- Long-Term Evolution -- is next (4th) generation mobile voice and data, and promises to be 6-10x faster than current technologies. The LTE service is apparently available immediately.
I wandered over to Rogers website, and sure enough, the LTE Rocket Stick is being offered in the Ottawa area... with delivery sometime this summer. So it looks like the stick is available for pre-order.
The site doesn't get into performance specifics either, other than to say the service will be significantly faster than current HSPA+ networks (which have download speeds of up to 21 Mbps) and will depend on hardware selected.
LTE Rocket Stick hardware costs are $80 for 3-year contract, and $170 with no contract. No word on monthly service package costs.
Hopefully we can find out more later in the summer.
-Chris
I wandered over to Rogers website, and sure enough, the LTE Rocket Stick is being offered in the Ottawa area... with delivery sometime this summer. So it looks like the stick is available for pre-order.
The site doesn't get into performance specifics either, other than to say the service will be significantly faster than current HSPA+ networks (which have download speeds of up to 21 Mbps) and will depend on hardware selected.
LTE Rocket Stick hardware costs are $80 for 3-year contract, and $170 with no contract. No word on monthly service package costs.
Hopefully we can find out more later in the summer.
-Chris
posted by Chris Spencer at 8:36 am
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Does LTE provide better coverage? i.e. in areas that previously had difficulty getting 3g service like homes within 3g range but protected by thick woods, etc.
Anyone have any idea if the bandwidth caps will be sufficient to handle video/netflix or other high bandwidth activity?
LTE is now live in the Ottawa area. The coverage is excellent and includes rural areas around the city. The speeds are astonishing... and so are the bandwidth caps.
Here's a good review of the service:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/07/our.rogers.lte.test.shows.fast.speeds/
Here is a coverage map:
http://www.rogerslte.com/lte-in-your-area
I couldn't find info on the Rogers website about the plans, but this article indicates "Service is based on a flex-rate strategy that costs a minimum $45 a month for 1.5GB of data and jumps to $60 for 3GB of data. Service peaks at $90 for 9GB of transfers and costs $10 for each gigabyte over the top tier."
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/07/07/rogers.lte.starts.in.ottawa.first/
I haven't purchased it yet, but I probably will eventually. It would be good as a second connection when you really need the fast speeds.
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