Bell covers 70% of Manitobans with DC-HSPA+

Bell Mobility, Bell Canada’s cellular arm, has announced the completion of the first phase of its HSPA+ mobile broadband network expansion in the province of Manitoba, and now covers 70% of the province with data speeds of up to 42Mbps via dual carrier (DC) HSPA+ technology, with expected average download speeds of 7Mbps to 14Mbps. The operator markets HSPA-based mobile services as ‘4G’, in line with most North American cellcos. TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database notes that Bell’s national HSPA+ network (built via an infrastructure cost-sharing partnership with rival Telus) covered 97% of Canada’s population by the end of June 2012 with peak theoretical download/upload speeds of 21Mbps/5.76Mbps (typical 3.5Mbps-8Mbps download), while sections upgraded to DC-HSPA+ covered more than 70% of the country’s population by that date.

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OVETEL Bell covers 70% of Manitobans with DC-HSPA+