Bell Mobility and Telus joins hands with Huawei for LTE

Bell Mobility and Telus has signed up with Huawei for LTE deployment in Canada.

Huawei is providing LTE RAN (radio access network) equipment to continue expansion of the recently launched Bell LTE and Telus wireless network across Canada.

The announcement was made at a signing ceremony today in Beijing with Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada along with Bell Canada, and Telus officials in attendance.

''Bell is dedicated to building Canada's broadband infrastructure, investing more than any other company to deliver the latest communications technology to our country,'' said Wade Oosterman, president of Bell Mobility.

''Huawei has become a strong business ally for TELUS throughout the years, and we are very pleased to extend our relationship as we rollout our LTE network across Canada,'' said Eros Spadotto, executive vice-president of technology strategy and operations, Telus.

The Bell LTE wireless network allows customers to experience all the capabilities of the latest generation of superphones from Bell, including streaming of high-definition television and movies, video chat with friends or colleagues with seamless picture and sound, and downloading of apps and large attachments at least three times faster than with HSPA+ network technology introduced just over two years ago, which now serves more than 96 percent of Canadians.

''LTE significantly enhances the quality of the customer experience – it is the future of the global wireless industry,'' said Sean Yang, President Huawei Canada.