Sasktel
SaskTel Launching HSPA+ Network Mid-August
Jul 6th
For the twelve people who care, SaskTel has announced the launch date of their 3G network as August 16th. Yes, the July 1st date has come and gone, but the network is already up and running, being tested by a select number of employees.
The new coverage will service “Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Yorkton, Swift Current, Prince Albert, North Battleford and most of the connecting highways,” and should provide the entire province of Saskatchewan with 3G by the end of the calendar year.
Launch phones unfortunately won’t include the iPhone 4, but will try to make up for it with the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Pearl 9100, among other lesser (read: Nokia) phones. The release claims that they are working to bring the new iPhone to the carrier, however, and, for the sake of the many Saskatchewans who have had to live without iPhone support, it can’t come soon enough!
(via Mobile Syrup)
SaskTel 3G Network Launching July 1st With New iPhone
Apr 15th
When Sasktel entered into a sharing agreement with Bell and Telus to piggyback on their new HSPA+ network when roaming, I’m sure they anticipated the iPhone to be their future bread and butter. Currently only available to Rogers subscribers in the province (of Saskatchewan, obviously) the company has ensured that when Jobs & co. launches the new iPhone in late June, they will have a powerful reason for customers to switch over to the network.
CEO Robert Watson is also proud of their ability to reach customers with 3G: “It will probably be the best geographic network in the world, with the size and the population that we’ll cover. (With Saskatchewan having) the geographical size of Texas and we only have a million people, we’ll
have a 3G network that will cover 98 per cent of the population.” He claims that they have invested $172-million in installing cell towers and ensuring the population is well-served.
We don’t hear a lot about Saskatchewan in Toronto, but until recently, having Rogers be the only 3G network available to them must have seemed like a slap in the face, especially compared to a province like Toronto Ontario, where we have upwards of six mobile providers in certain areas.
(via MobileSyrup, source Leader Post)
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