Are you on Telus and wondering what’s up with the recent rise in network interruptions? Well, wonder no more as we’ve got the lowdown on what’s been happening with Telus lately.
The interruptions are apparently being caused due to the installation of new HSPA equipment. This is part of Telus’ plan to implement an HSPA network which is currently on track for a soft-launch as early as September 2. As a result, some of the existing CDMA antennas have had to be repositioned to make room for the new equipment. So, you can rest easy now knowing that the slight inconvenience you’re experiencing is actually for the greater good and not just some negligence on their part.
Apart from Vancouver, we’re not yet sure which other regions in Canada will get to try out this new HSPA network from Telus. We are hoping, however, that everything goes well with the launch so that they can finally flip the switch to nationwide coverage come October. After which, we can look forward to their 4G LTE network in 2010.
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My sources within TELUS and a specific network integrator tell me there are serious delays in the HSPA implementation. Some even suggesting we might not see a rollout before Q1 of 2010.
I suggest the many blogs and researchers dig a little more before getting peoples hopes up.
The only sure thing is that Vancouver region will have a its network up and running before everyone else in the nation to benefit from the Olympic international roaming crowd. But Canadian consumers might not benefit from that as fast as they hope.
As always there are questions as to how much effort is being expended to minimize interruptions. Pre-packaging, night work at ground level, adding cellular sites in deficient areas (such as Victoria BC which has bad holes and lack of capacity at busy times like 4pm) before taking a key site out of service, and avoiding interruption at busy times.
Billing people will have fun too because phones pickup US cellular sites when no signal is available – Telus phones do not have good roaming indication (the old StarTAC on Rogers or SPRINT had good indication, and a barrier to accepting or making a call in expensive roaming areas (could be set to require an additional key press, SPRINT advised customers about that).
(I add that some of the problem is not Telus’ – the people’s state of Saltspring will not allow a cellular site in downtown Ganges, the town harbour is in a dead zone but may have a good shot to the San Juans (a problem that Fido/Rogers had when new customers got a big bill for using their phone near the end of the harbour channel where Rogers’ coverage is poor).)
Also, I don’t think calling HSPA a GSM network is useful information. HSPA runs on a WCDMA underlying protocol, I don’t know how GSM fits into that. With effort it is now feasible to run more than protocol in the air path and phone, the Bell announcement about HSPA sounds like they are doing that.
You guys need to stpo saying LTE is going to launch in 2010. LTE equipment is not even being manufactured yet. The standard has not even been finalized yet. Just because verizon has some very early, prototypes doesnt mean its coming anytime soon. No canadian carrier will move to LTE before 2013. They’ve all stated HSPA+ is the next step (and they are not going to roll out a new network just to replace it 6-12 months later.
I think it may be the uneducated confusing HSPA+ …..which is also known as HSPA Evolved with LTE or Long Term Evolution……just becuase they share the letters EVO in their nmaes does not make them the same thing.
Get a clue..
I noticed everyone here seems to know a lot about these networks (of which I know nothing) and I was wondering: I have this phone I would like to use on the new Telus HSPA network. It says It will work on these: HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100. Does that mean I would be able to use it with Telus? Thanks!
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