Publish Date : 06-May-2013
TELUS has invested $100,000 to bring the world's most advanced and fastest wireless technology to customers in Nelson, B.C. This expansion of TELUS' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage means that even more residents, businesses and visitors will experience dramatically faster downloads when surfing the web, reading emails or sharing photos on social networking sites.
TELUS rolled out 4G LTE to almost 90 per cent of British Columbians in 2012 and plans to connect even more by the end of 2013.
"TELUS' investment to expand our 4G LTE network to Nelson will give area residents and tourists faster wireless Internet while around town or down at the beach at Lakeside Park," said Steve Jenkins, TELUS general manager for the Southern Interior. "These days everyone is hyper connected to the online world with the latest smartphones like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4, whether they're sharing photos or video clips with friends on social media or getting some work done while on the go. With this new technology, TELUS customers right here will have a mobile Internet connection that is just as fast as the connection they have at home."
4G LTE is rapidly emerging as the new standard for wireless technology in the world, with most new handsets built to take advantage of its superior speed. TELUS customers can already experience the full capabilities of TELUS' 4G LTE network with the popular HTC One, BlackBerry Q10, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Rugby LTE, Samsung ATIV S, LG Optimus G, HTC One X+, Huawei E397 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Consistent with TELUS' clear and simple pricing approach, current rate plans will apply to all TELUS 4G LTE customers without premium charges.
TELUS' 4G LTE network supports manufacturers' top download speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps), with an expected average of 12 to 25 Mbps depending on signal strength. Using 4G LTE, TELUS customers will experience dramatically faster and seamless downloads when surfing the web, reading emails or getting the latest chart topping music. For example, downloading a 600 megabyte album with a 4G LTE-capable device will only take 3.5 to 7 minutes, while a 1.2GB HD movie from iTunes will be ready for viewing in just 7 to 14 minutes. Most importantly, TELUS customers will move seamlessly from 4G LTE to the existing 4G HSPA networks when roaming out of areas with LTE, and will have no disruption to wireless service or downloading.
4G LTE is the latest evolution in TELUS' wireless network technology rollout, building on the 2009 launch of its coast-to-coast 4G HSPA wireless network. Today this network 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 networks in the world.
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