Rogers First to Release 21Mbps HSPA+ in North America

Canadians often complain they don’t get new technology as quickly as their counterparts south of the border. Today that changes. Rogers Wireless has announced it has begun the Canada-wide deployment of a 21 Megabits per second high-speed HSPA+ (High Speed Packet Access Plus) wireless network, a first in North America.

Rogers will roll out the new technology in Toronto next month, and will expand it to other cities in the coming months. Last year Rogers doubled its high speed network to handle 7.2 Mbps. This move basically triples that!

“With the exponential growth of smartphones, application stores, mobile Internet sticks and embedded laptops and netbooks, Canadians are embracing wireless data and services like never before,” said Rob Bruce, President, Rogers Wireless. “The super-charged data speeds achieved with Rogers’ 21 Mbps upgrade will enable us to support more customers with the most innovative mobile services well into the future, while our customers will experience mobile broadband at speeds like what they experience at home and at work.”

Canada is the 6th country to introduce HSPA+

[Press Release]