THUNDER BAY, ON – Tbaytel launched its new 3G HSPA mobility service in Thunder Bay on Wednesday.
The regional telco said that the network will expand to the communities of Sioux Lookout, Dryden, Red Lake and Kenora by the end of the year, and beginning in January 2011, services are scheduled for deployment in Atikokan, Fort Frances, Rainy River and Nipigon. Full deployment of the new 3G HSPA technology is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2011.
“Our customers will benefit from improved access to high speed wireless voice and data services, a broad base of handset technology and smart phones, and increased capabilities for high speed mobile data,” said president and CEO, Don Campbell, in the announcement. “Tbaytel’s investment in our 3G HSPA network will deliver increased value to our stakeholders in Thunder Bay and the region – for our customers, our employees and communities in Northern Ontario.”
After signing a “strategic business relationship” with Rogers on the network, TBayTel will now be able to offer its customers access to Rogers’ network, mobile content and handsets, as well as the ability to bundle services with other TBayTel offerings.
