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Employee sources have cited that the issue of executive cellphones being cloned dates from 1998 and has long since been closed. |
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==Apple Iphone== |
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According to a Rogers Wireless customers advise notice sent out last week January 2007, Rogers will be the exclusive carrier of Apple's iPhone in Canada. |
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Revision as of 01:42, 26 January 2007
| Rogers Wireless logo | |
| Company type | Private (subsidiary of Rogers Communications) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Wireless Services |
| Founded | Toronto, Ontario (1983) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Key people | Robert Bruce - President |
| Products | UMTS, HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, AMPS, GSM, TDMA, BlackBerries, Wireless Data Services, Two way messaging |
| Revenue |  $4.01 billion CAD |
Number of employees | 5,287 (2004) |
| Website | Rogers Wireless |
Rogers Wireless, previously known as Rogers AT&T Wireless, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications. Rogers Wireless is the largest Canadian wireless communications service provider. They offer the following services:
- AMPS on the 800 MHz 'A' band
- IS-136 (aka TDMA) on the 800 MHz band.
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands
- UMTS/HSDPA on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands
- Mobitex/GSM/GPRS/EDGE BlackBerries
- Wireless Data Services
- Two way messaging
Rogers began with an AMPS network, and later moved to the IS-136 standard before finally moving to a GSM network in the 1990s. At various times the service was sold under the names Cantel, Cantel AT&T, Rogers Cantel AT&T, and Rogers AT&T Wireless. Their network still allows service on older standards but development is now focused entirely on GSM service. Both the AMPS and IS-136 networks are in the process of being decommissioned[1], with full shutdown expected in May 2007.
Some facts about Rogers:
- 6.2 million subscribers
- Covers 94% of the Canadian population
- Largest Canadian BlackBerry service provider
- Offers Prepaid and monthly billing options
- Posted 2005 ARPU of $63.56 for monthly accounts
- Employs 5,000 full time employees
Rogers Wireless carries phones made by Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens AG, LG, Sony Ericsson, and Panasonic. Rogers now focuses primarily on their GSM/GPRS/EDGE network, and has for the past 2 years. Rogers Wireless claims to be the only Canadian Wireless Provider to offer a complete, independent coast-to-coast network spanning all Canadian regions excluding the Territories.
Rogers purchased Fido in November 2004, creating Canada's largest wireless carrier, which surpasses Bell Mobility in subscriber volume, and it is Canada's only GSM Network. Rogers began to integrate the two networks starting in early 2005.
In February 2006 at the 3GSM Conference in Barcelona, Rogers announced that testing for their 3G/3.5G UMTS/HSDPA network would be complete by March 2006. The network was brought online for select markets on November 2, 2006, with further expansion during 2007. UMTS/HSDPA is officially available in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, including Brampton, Burlington, Hamilton, Mississauga, Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Newmarket, Markham, Niagara Falls, Oakville, St. Catharines, Toronto, and all points between. [2] So far, users are reporting performance in the 2-3 Mbit/s range on the HSDPA network, and 1 Mbit/s using UMTS.
In the News
Reports from The Globe and Mail in December 2005 have linked the use of stolen phones from Rogers Communications Executives (including Rogers' boss Edward Samuel Rogers) and other clients by terror organizations linked to Hezbollah.
Employee sources have cited that the issue of executive cellphones being cloned dates from 1998 and has long since been closed.