Telus + Bell to deploy HSPA in Canada by 2010

Telus + Bell to deploy HSPA in Canada by 2010. Two largest CDMA carriers in Canada, Telus Mobility and Bell Canada announced plans to deploy HSPA technology by 2010 as part of an effort to eventually upgrade to Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. Nokia Siemens Networks and Huawei will build the HSPA networks for them.

“Bell’s transition to the global 4G LTE standard with a combined EV-DO and HSPA network path aligns us with more than 30 major carriers worldwide planning a similar move to LTE,” said Stephen Howe, CTO for Bell. “This broad global technology ecosystem will mean a fast, efficient and cost-effective network transition to 4G LTE, and access to the broadest possible range of next-generation phones and data services.”

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