Telus launches 4G LTE wireless in 14 cities

Telus announced today that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless service will be available to Haligonians starting February 10th.

Telus plans to continue rolling out its 4G LTE coverage to more regions across Canada to reach more than 25 million Canadians by the end of 2012.

Telus 4G LTE network supports manufacturers' rated peak download speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps), with an expected average of 12 to 25 Mbps. Telus customers will experience dramatically faster downloads when surfing the web, reading emails or getting the latest chart topping music. Downloading a 600 megabyte album of songs with a 4G LTE-capable device will take just 3.5 to 7 minutes. Importantly, if Telus customers travel outside of 4G LTE network coverage areas, they will move seamlessly from 4G LTE to 4G, with no disruption of service.

LTE is the latest evolution in Telus' wireless network technology rollover plan made possible by the 2009 launch of Canada's fastest coast-to-coast 4G wireless network. Today this service reaches more than 97 per cent of Canadians. Since 2000, Telus has invested more than $30 billion to bring Canadians some of the most advanced wireless and wireline broadband networks in the world.

Telus 4G LTE will be available in the following 14 metropolitan areas: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener, Waterloo, Hamilton, Guelph, Belleville, Ottawa, Montreal, Québec City, Halifax and Yellowknife.