Today’s Globe and Mail article has telus and Bell iPhone envy-ers all in a tizzy, because it seems that the next generation HSPA+ network is ready to go and will be launched in November.
So what does that mean? Implied in the announcement is that the iPhone will be able to be offered by telus and Bell, running on the new HSPA+ network. Previously telus and Bell had only the CDMA network, and unlike BlackBerry devices which come in both GSM and CDMA versions, there is no CDMA version of the iPhone, only GSM versions. With this announcement telus and Bell are bypassing the need for a GSM network altogether, opting instead to develop a faster next generation network.
Competition can’t come soon enough, in my mind. Let’s hope the rates we’re paying can get more reasonable as well!
Bell’s 21Mbps HSPA+ due in Nov.; iPhone imminent? | Electronista.
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