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BREAKING NEWS: Telus sues Rogers over wireless

By: Greg Meckbach On: 18 Nov 2009 For: Network World Canada Creator

The Vancouver carrier is taking a dispute over Rogers Wireless advertising claims to court. Telus denies Rogers provides the fastest network in Canada.

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Telus Corp. is suing Rogers Communications Inc. for allegedly misleading ads claiming it has the “fastest network.”

Vancouver-based Telus recently launched its High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) wireless network, which it built in a partnership with Bell Canada Enterprises Inc.

IT World Canada will provide updates to this story as it develops.

Toronto-based Rogers had already been providing cellular service using HSPA, which is based on Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). Previously, Bell and Rogers had been offering EVDO (the high-speed version of Code Division Multiple Access, or CDMA) but wanted to be able to offer service for a wider variety of handsets, such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone, in time for the Winter Olympics.

Telus filed a statement of claim with the B.C. Supreme Court alleging Rogers ads running after the Telus HSPA launch Nov. 5 were misleading.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Rogers claimed on its Web site its wireless network was the “most reliable” in Canada.

HSPA offers a theoretical maximum data transfer rate of about seven megabits per second (Mbps). A souped-up version, HSPA plus, boasts up to 21 Mbps. Rogers announced last summer it plans to offer HSPA plus in major centres.

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Greg Meckbach Greg Meckbach is editor of Network World Canada and has worked for ComputerWorld Canada, Communications & Networking and Computing Canada.

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