Oct, 2001 : Bell Signs Wireless Network-Sharing Agreement with Telus
📅 - An enhanced reciprocal agreement signed yesterday by the wireless units of former rivals Bell Canada (bell.ca), Aliant (aliant.ca) and Telus (telus.com), will expand access to advanced digital voice and data services across Canada and bring competition to rural areas, using each other's networks.
This agreement extends current roaming and resale agreements and willenhance the reach of Bell Mobility's digital PCS service across ruralAlberta and B.C. by providing seamless access to the Telus Mobility networkin the two provinces. Similarly, Telus Mobility customers gain seamlessaccess to the Bell Mobility digital PCS network in Ontario and Québec,extending Telus Mobility's rural coverage in Ontario and Quebec.
As a result of this agreement, Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility will each beable to avoid capital expenditures of more than $500 million (over the termof the 10-year agreement). This is the capital expenditure that would havebeen required for Bell Mobility to build a network to meet the needs ofrural areas in Alberta and B.C. In addition, Bell Mobility will be able tofast-track the delivery of wireless PCS and 3G applications to rural areaswithout building hundreds of new towers, and customers will have a greaterchoice of providers.
"We want to extend the benefits of digital PCS technology to more Canadians,from more locations, through more devices that operate on the CDMA network,"said Pierre Blouin, president and CEO, Bell Mobility. "This agreement allowsus to address areas of Canada where our respective networks areunder-utilised and allows Bell Mobility to deliver advanced wireless PCSvoice and data services to rural customers in Alberta and B.C. As a resultof this agreement, millions of consumers will benefit through the rapidavailability of a greater range of innovative wireless PCS products andservices."
"Bell Mobility will continue to compete aggressively against Telus Mobilityand other Canadian wireless companies for customers and market share," addedBlouin. "We are currently investing more than $180 million to build our ownnetwork in urban centres in Alberta and British Columbia which will set thestage for the launch of a national next-generation network."
The agreement signed today extends and enhances the current roamingarrangement between Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility. The agreement coversvoice and data services at 1.9 GHz and 800 MHz. It also covers the nextgeneration of wireless technology, such as the evolution to 3G or theCDMA2000 path, including 1xRTT deployment. As a result, this reciprocalroaming agreement will speed the delivery of next generation services toCanadians and reduce capital expenditures for both Bell Mobility and TelusMobility in offering these services on a national basis.
This agreement extends current roaming and resale agreements and willenhance the reach of Bell Mobility's digital PCS service across ruralAlberta and B.C. by providing seamless access to the Telus Mobility networkin the two provinces. Similarly, Telus Mobility customers gain seamlessaccess to the Bell Mobility digital PCS network in Ontario and Québec,extending Telus Mobility's rural coverage in Ontario and Quebec.
As a result of this agreement, Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility will each beable to avoid capital expenditures of more than $500 million (over the termof the 10-year agreement). This is the capital expenditure that would havebeen required for Bell Mobility to build a network to meet the needs ofrural areas in Alberta and B.C. In addition, Bell Mobility will be able tofast-track the delivery of wireless PCS and 3G applications to rural areaswithout building hundreds of new towers, and customers will have a greaterchoice of providers.
"We want to extend the benefits of digital PCS technology to more Canadians,from more locations, through more devices that operate on the CDMA network,"said Pierre Blouin, president and CEO, Bell Mobility. "This agreement allowsus to address areas of Canada where our respective networks areunder-utilised and allows Bell Mobility to deliver advanced wireless PCSvoice and data services to rural customers in Alberta and B.C. As a resultof this agreement, millions of consumers will benefit through the rapidavailability of a greater range of innovative wireless PCS products andservices."
"Bell Mobility will continue to compete aggressively against Telus Mobilityand other Canadian wireless companies for customers and market share," addedBlouin. "We are currently investing more than $180 million to build our ownnetwork in urban centres in Alberta and British Columbia which will set thestage for the launch of a national next-generation network."
The agreement signed today extends and enhances the current roamingarrangement between Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility. The agreement coversvoice and data services at 1.9 GHz and 800 MHz. It also covers the nextgeneration of wireless technology, such as the evolution to 3G or theCDMA2000 path, including 1xRTT deployment. As a result, this reciprocalroaming agreement will speed the delivery of next generation services toCanadians and reduce capital expenditures for both Bell Mobility and TelusMobility in offering these services on a national basis.
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