Rogers rolls out next generation wireless network in Atlantic region - Halifax and Moncton now offering broadband wireless data services

TORONTO - Rogers announced the availability of its 3G high-speed wireless network and Rogers Vision services in Moncton and Halifax. With this major expansion, Rogers becomes the fastest and most advanced network from coast to coast. Moreover, following a successful trial announced in late 2007, Moncton and Halifax become the first cities in the Western Hemisphere to commercially offer 7.2 Mbps wireless services, making mobile download speeds the fastest in the country and in the top 5% worldwide.

"This major expansion reinforces Rogers as Canada's fastest and most advanced wireless network from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast," said Rob Bruce, President, Rogers Wireless. "It also confirms Rogers as the first in the Western Hemisphere and one of the leading carriers in the world to take their customers to the next level with the blazingly fast speeds of cutting-edge 3.5 G technology."

Rogers is the first and only wireless carrier in North America to offer true wireless video calling. The Rogers Vision suite of services operates on Rogers' next generation (3G) High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network. With Rogers Vision, customers can communicate in entirely innovative ways with mobile multimedia and visual services, like Video on Demand, including online community sites like MySpace and YouTube; over 25 channels of Mobile Television and video programs with incredible clarity; Radio on Demand, featuring live XM Satellite radio channels; and Rogers MusicStore with more than 1.8 million music tracks. In addition, the Rogers HSPA network allows business customers to save time by taking their high-speed broadband office experience on the road and even abroad with incredibly fast wireless Internet and multimedia access. Rogers customers can roam with GSM in over 200 countries and to any of the 80 countries where HSPA networks have been deployed. According to the GSA (Global Mobile Suppliers Association), 116 commercial HSPA operators worldwide support speeds of 3.6Mbps or higher.

Rogers Vision Handsets

Rogers is offering state-of-the-art handsets to enable Rogers Vision suite of services to come to life, including the Sony Ericsson K850, LG Shine Slider and Motorola RAZR2. Business customers can choose from a range of high-speed wireless devices such as the Motorola Q9H, the Samsung JACK, the Palm Treo 750, the HTC TyTN and the Novatel PC card.