TELUS continues to quickly expand its LTE network across Canada. It today announced the launch of LTE in Winnipeg, Manitoba, bringing with it average speeds ranging from 12 to 25 Mbps and peak download speeds of up to 75Mbps.
“We’re pleased our customers in Winnipeg are now among the more than 24 million Canadians who can enjoy access to the world’s fastest wireless technology from TELUS,” said Brent Johnston, vice president, TELUS Mobility Solutions. “TELUS is committed to offering the best experience for our customers and today’s announcement delivers on that promise – our customers in Winnipeg can now experience the fastest wireless technology in the world on any of the latest and greatest LTE-enabled devices available in our robust product lineup.”
TELUS also announced a promotion for its Winnipeg customers, allowing them to trade in their current phones, mobile internet keys and mobile Wi-Fi devices and get a CA$50 instant in-store credit (on top of the trade-in value of that device) toward a new device or accessory. The offer runs until September 15th, 2013.
TELUS offers a range of LTE-enabled devices. These include recently launched smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S4, BlackBerry Q10 and HTC One, tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE and data sticks like the Huawei E397 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key.
TELUS now covers some 170 markets and more than 70 percent of the Canadian population with its LTE network.
TELUS brings world’s fastest wireless technology to Winnipeg
Winnipeg residents now among more than 24 million Canadians enjoying access to 4G LTE technology from TELUS
Winnipeg, MB – TELUS has brought the world’s fastest and most advanced wireless technology to Winnipeg. This expansion of TELUS’ 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network coverage means customers in the community can take advantage of dramatically faster wireless Internet speeds when surfing the web, reading emails or accessing the latest chart topping music and social media sites.
TELUS’ blazing fast 4G LTE service now covers more than 70 per cent of the Canadian population across approximately 170 markets.
“We’re pleased our customers in Winnipeg are now among the more than 24 million Canadians who can enjoy access to the world’s fastest wireless technology from TELUS,” said Brent Johnston, vice president, TELUS Mobility Solutions. “TELUS is committed to offering the best experience for our customers and today’s announcement delivers on that promise – our customers in Winnipeg can now experience the fastest wireless technology in the world on any of the latest and greatest LTE-enabled devices available in our robust product lineup.”
To celebrate the launch of TELUS’ 4G LTE wireless network in downtown Winnipeg, new and existing post-paid TELUS customers in Winnipeg can trade in their existing phones, mobile internet keys and mobile Wi-Fi devices and get a $50 instant in-store credit (on top of the trade-in value of that device) toward a new device or accessory from July 15, 2013 until September 15, 2013. To learn more about TELUS’ Trade-In Program, please visit: http://mobility.telus.com/trade_in.
4G LTE is the new standard for wireless technology around 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 on popular devices such as the recently launched Samsung GALAXY S4, BlackBerry Q10, HTC One, and BlackBerry Z10. Other LTE-enabled devices in TELUS’ lineup include: Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung GALAXY Note II, Samsung Rugby LTE, Samsung ATIV S, LG Optimus G, HTC One X+, as well as the Huawei E397 4G LTE Mobile Internet Key and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE.
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. This means downloading a 600 megabyte album of songs with a 4G LTE-capable device could take as few as three and a half to seven minutes and a 1.2GB HD movie from iTunes could happen as quickly as between seven and 14 minutes. Importantly, if TELUS customers travel outside of 4G LTE network coverage areas they will move seamlessly from 4G LTE to the existing 4G HSPA network with no disruption of service.
4G LTE is the latest evolution in TELUS’ wireless network technology plan made possible by the 2009 launch of its coast-to-coast 4G HSPA wireless network service. 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 broadband networks in the world.
Customers can download the TELUS Network Experience (TNE) application for free through app stores on 4G phones including Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones other than BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 devices. The TNE app is expected to be available on BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones in the coming months.
Additionally, TELUS is putting customers first and embracing new ideas to make the TELUS experience even better. By listening to customers, TELUS has not only launched Canada’s first network experience mobile application to report network issues, it has also eliminated activation fees and dramatically simplified its entire fee schedule. This builds on a series of improvements where TELUS has also eliminated carrier 911 and system access fees on all its Clear and Simple rate plans; reduced bill shock with Flex Data Plans, Data Notifications and travel roaming packages; added Caller ID and Voicemail as standard on all TELUS rate plans; simplified device pricing with Anytime Upgrades; and revolutionized mobility contracts by introducing a Device Balance instead of a contract termination fee.
For more information on TELUS 4G LTE please visit: telusmobility.com/4GLTE or check out our coverage map at: telusmobility.com/coverage.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $11 billion of annual revenue and 13.2 million customer connections, including 7.7 million wireless subscribers, 3.4 million wireline network access lines, 1.4 million Internet subscribers and 712,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $300 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.8 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS’ local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
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