Rogers Wireless Debuts American First!!!

Following the successful expansion of its revolutionary high-speed network - HSPA - to 25 Canadian markets earlier this month, Rogers Wireless announced it has begun field trials of its 7.2 Mbps wireless data service. The Brampton and Montreal trials utilize 3.5 generation wireless HSPA/UMTS technology, enabling a peak download speed of 7.2 Mbps, by far the fastest in the country.

Rogers Wireless is the first wireless provider in North America to trial peek speeds of 7.2 Mbps and is among the top one percent of GSM carriers worldwide supporting 7.2. The trial launches the next evolution of Rogers GSM network, and represents a significant investment in leading-edge technologies.

Rogers will have spent approximately $500 million over the past two years upgrading its network towards providing Canadians with the fastest and most reliable network. Rogers is continuing on its path of innovation, following the North American introduction of wireless video calling - a feature of Rogers Vision suite of services that runs on Canada's only HSPA network.

With its coast to coast network, which is proven to have the best reliability in Canada, Rogers is well-positioned to continue to offer customers best-in-class and first-to-market technologies and products. Rogers Wireless provides wireless voice and data communications services across Canada to more than 7 million customers under both the Rogers Wireless and Fido brands.