“As we continue to expand into new cities and towns, more Canadians will benefit from access to the superfast speeds, low latency and next-generation applications enabled by Canada’s most-awarded 5G network, supported by the latest 5G devices and newest unlimited data plans,” said Claire Gillies, President of Bell Mobility, in an issued statement. “Leading the way in 5G is a key part of Bell’s goal to advance how Canadians connect with each other and the world.”
Bell says its 5G network can hit theoretical download speeds of 1.7 Gbps and coverage is available for 35% of the Canadian population, with plans to double its reach by the end of 2021.
Bell has announced a significant expansion of its 5G+ wireless services across Canada, following a $518 million investment in acquiring additional spectrum licenses in the federal government's 3800 MHz auction. The company says it secured 1.77 billion MHz-Pop for $518 million, amounting to $0.29 per MHz-Pop and acquired 939 spectrum licenses, adding 100 MHz of cross-band...
Black Friday and Cyber Monday has come and gone, but some wireless carriers have extended their promo plans for another day or two. The popular plan this year was a $34/50GB offering available from all flanker brands such as Fido, Koodo, Virgin Plus, Public Mobile and Freedom Mobile. Most carriers have extended their sales for...
Bell’s Virgin Plus has joined Fido, Koodo and Freedom Mobile in ramping up their $34/month Black Friday plan. The $34/30GB 4G plan has now become $34/40GB from Virgin Plus, as noted on the main page of its website. The plan is for bring your own phone customers that are new activations only. The Virgin Plus...
