Rogers Comm. is New Brunswick's First LTE Network

Rogers Communications is easily one of the biggest telecommunications firms in Canada, so it's not much of a surprise to hear that it’s wheeled out a whole new service for New Brunswick.

Specifically, they've brought an LTE network in, and it's gone live for Moncton, making it the first mobile service of its kind in the province.

Rogers has been building up to this day, based on reports from Ken Marshall, Rogers' regional president of Atlantic Canada, for fully two years, investing $20 million in the wireless network to bring the service to New Brunswick.

The decision to set up the network in Moncton was related to the city's status as "a business hub," as well as "the best place in Canada to do business by KPMG in its Competitive Alternatives 2012 study."

Naturally, New Brunswick is excited about this development as well, as expressed by New Brunswick's Premier, David Alward: "Innovation in the knowledge economy is a key priority in our government's plan to rebuild New Brunswick and create jobs. Rogers is a valued partner in our province as a major employer and leader in innovation and advanced products and services. LTE has the power to change the way we do business by opening doors for a mobile workforce and spurring job growth."

Since LTE offers impressive speeds and connectivity, allowing users to do things like stream video and play games with minimal delays or buffering, it's clear LTE is going to offer some very welcome benefits for those within range of Moncton.

But that's not the end of Rogers' LTE ambitions; Rogers has plans to expand its LTE coverage in several Canadian regions, including Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver, among others. Better still, it plans to offer LTE service for fully 60 percent of Canada's citizens by the end of 2012.

Rogers is also the first and only provider to offer LTE service in Newfoundland.

Rogers was also the first to bring out LTE devices last year, and now offers several LTE smartphones like the Sony Xperia Ion, and the LTE Rocket hub, which can connect as many as 15 devices at once.

Rogers is clearly banking on being the biggest thing in mobile in Canada, and with steadily increasing use of mobile devices, it's a fair bet this move will ultimately pay off. Bandwidth, whether stationary or mobile, will always be in demand, and providing it at high speeds is a great move for both Rogers and its customer base.

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