List of Canadian companies From Wikipedia, the encyclopedia

This is a list of mobile network operators in .

As of Q2 2014, there are over 27 million subscriptions in Canada. Approximately 90% of cell phone users subscribe to one of the three largest Canadian telecom companies ( Wireless, , and Mobility) or one of their subsidiary brands.

Contents

1 Mobile network operators 2 Market Share 3 Mobile networks 4 Former mobile networks 5 Mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) 6 See also 7 References

Mobile network operators

This list is ordered from largest to smallest by the number of current subscriptions.

Subscriptions (2014) Blended % of Canadian population ARPU Mobile Provider Brands and Subsidiaries covered Postpaid Prepaid Total monthly (2014) Rogers , Fido, , , LTE: 77% 9,450,000 8,073,000 1,377,000 $82.02 Communications HSPA+: Over 93% Telus Telus, Koodo, Mike, Clearnet, Public 8,300,000 LTE: 91% 7,108,000 992,000 $63.13 Mobility[note 1] Mobile HSPA+ and CDMA: 98% Bell Mobility, Virgin, Solo, , [1] 8,120,000 6,986,196 984,506 $60.07 Enterprises Télébec, NorthernTel WIND Mobile WIND Mobile [2] N/A 800,000 $38.00 Corporation HSPA+: 44% SaskTel Mobility SaskTel N/A 615,694 $64.39 Videotron Videotron Québec and N/A 521,600 $69.44 Mobile MTS Mobility MTS 409,084 65,517 474,601 $59.70 Bragg Atlantic N/A Communications , Superior TBayTel N/A Wireless , Northwest Ice Wireless N/A Territories, References:[3]

1. Telus numbers include those of recently acquired of Public and may be different from CWTA-reported.

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In addition, as of October 22, 2013 the following companies expressed their interest in becoming mobile carriers as part of Canada's 2014 700 MHz by becoming provisional bidders: Feenix Wireless Inc, Catalyst Capital Group, Vecima Networks, Novus Wireless, and a numbered company controlled by Corridor Communications.[4] Market Share

Market share of Canadian mobile network operators in Q1 2013 28.51% Bell Mobility 28.40% Rogers 21.86% Wireless 12.28% SaskTel 2.25% Mobility Wind Mobile 2.23% MTS Mobility 1.83% Videotron 1.56% Mobile 0.53% Note that Fido Solutions is listed as a separate entity from Rogers Wireless. Mobilicity and are excluded due to lack of Q1 2013 numbers.

Mobile networks

Technology Frequency Operator GSM CDMA iDEN HSPA+ LTE PCS SMR

Airtel Wireless No No No No No No

Yes (shut Bell Mobility No down Jan No Yes Yes Yes No 1, 2017)

Eastlink Roaming[note 1] No No Yes Yes Roaming[note 1] No

Fleetcom No No Yes No No No No

Ice Wireless Yes No No Yes No Yes No

Keewaytinook Mobile Yes No No No No No No (http://mobile.knet.ca)

Yes (shut Lynx Mobility Yes down H1 No No No Yes No 2015)

Mobilicity Roaming[note 1] No No Yes No Roaming[note 1] No

Yes (shut down MTS Mobility No No Yes Yes Yes No December 2016)

Rogers Wireless Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No

Yes (shut SaskTel Mobility No down No Yes Yes Yes No 2016)

Sogetel Mobilité No Yes No Yes No Yes No

TBayTel Mobility No No No Yes Yes Yes No

Yes (shut Telus Mobility No down Yes[note 2] Yes Yes Yes Yes[note 2 2015)

Videotron Mobile Roaming[note 1] No No Yes Yes Roaming[note 1] No

Wind Mobile Roaming[note 1][note 3] No No Yes Experimental[note 4] Roaming[note 1][note 3] No

1. Mobilicity, Videotron Mobile, and Wind Mobile allow their customers to roam on Rogers Wireless' GSM technology and Personal Communications Service (PCS) frequency network. Roaming is intended to be used when one is outside of the AWS carrier's network coverage. Eastlink also allows their customers to roam on Rogers Wireless' GSM / network, as well as Bell's. 2. Telus Mobility sells Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN) services using Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) frequencies. Services are sold under the Mike brand, which is available in Telus retail stores and online. 3. Wind Mobile adds Telus Mobility as roaming partner, boasts 14% improvement in coverage. 4. Wind Mobile confirmed to be testing basic 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology on February 3, 2011. The operator has not yet deployed LTE for general public use. Former mobile networks

This list includes legacy network terminations as well as defunct network operators.

Ceased Operator Type Ownership Purchased by Fate Operations July 1, Complete CDMA shut down planned Bell Mobility Ev-DO Bell N/A 2015[5] prior to 2017[5] Wireless services discontinued. Mobile December CityWest CityWest customers will be transitioned to 13, 2013 Telus.[6] Clearnet Clearnet CDMA Telus Mobility 2000 Network merged with Telus Communications Rogers Network merged with Rogers Fido GSM Microcell 2004 Communications Fido operates as MVNO Dryden Municipal GSM, Dryden Municipal December Bell Aliant Wireless services discontinued. Telephone Service CDMA Telephone Service 21, 2012 AWS, Rogers Rogers will sell Mobilicity's AWS Mobilicity DAVE Wireless 2015 HSPA+ Communications spectrum to WIND Mobile June 19, Northwestel Northwestel Bell [7] 2014 Wireless services discontinued. CDMA August 8, [8] Public Mobile with Ev- Public Mobile Telus Mobility [8] MVNO on Telus HSPA+ network DO 2014 September Complete CDMA shut down planned Sasktel Ev-DO Sasktel N/A 30, 2014[9] prior to 2017[9] December TBayTel CDMA TBayTel N/A 31, 2014.[10] Ev-DO still available outside of Alberta March 31, and BC Telus Mobility Ev-DO Telus N/A 2014[11] Complete CDMA shut down planned in 2015[11]

This is an incomplete list that may not be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Canadian_mobile_phone_companies&action=edit) with reliably sourced entries. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNO)

Operator Ownership Network provider 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless Ztar Mobile Rogers Brightroam Rogers (International SIM) Chatr Rogers Communications Rogers Cansel Connect Cansel Rogers (Data Only) Cityfone Cityfone Rogers Clearnet Telus Communications Telus DCI Wireless DCI Telecom Rogers Execulink Mobility Execulink Telecom Bell Fido Solutions Rogers Communications Rogers good2go Mobile Canada Ztar Mobile Rogers KMTS Bell Aliant Bell Telus Communications Telus KORE Wireless KORE Telematics Rogers (M2M) NorthernTel Mobility Bell Aliant Bell OnStar OnStar Bell (M2M) PC Mobile Bell(Prepaid)/Telus(Postpaid) Petro-Canada Mobility Ztar Mobile Rogers Operator Ownership Network provider PhoneBox PhoneBox Rogers (Postpaid)/Telus (Postpaid) Primus Canada Primus Rogers Public Mobile Telus Communications Telus Roam Mobility Roam Mobility Inc. T-Mobile USA SearsConnect Wireless Cityfone/SearsConnect Rogers SimplyConnect Cityfone// Rogers Bell Mobility Bell Talk & Earn Cityfone/Bank of Rogers Talk & Save Cityfone/ Rogers Télébec Mobilité Bell Aliant Bell Canada Bell Mobility Bell ZoomerWireless ZoomerMedia Rogers

This is an incomplete list that may not be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Canadian_mobile_phone_companies&action=edit) with reliably sourced entries. See also

List of mobile network operators of the Americas#Canada List of Canadian telephone companies List of Canadian electric utilities References

1. "Bell LTE Network" (http://mobilesyrup.com/2015/06/06/bell-begins-promoting-its-ultra-fast--advanced-network/). 2. Wind Mobile http://www.windmobile.ca/network-and-coverage/coverage. Retrieved 11 October 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help) 3. "Q1 2014 Subscriber Stats" (http://cwta.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/SubscribersStats_en_2014_Q1.pdf) (PDF). CWTA. Retrieved 18 June 2014. 4. Solomon (2013-10-22). "Provisional bidders for 700 MHz spectrum finalized" (http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/provisional-bidders-for- 700-mhz-spectrum-finalized/86065). IT World Canada News. Retrieved 2013-10-23. 5. Bell lays out plan to shutter its CDMA network by January 1st, 2017 (http://mobilesyrup.com/2014/04/08/bell-lays-out-plan-to-shutter-its-cdma- network-by-january-1st-2017/) 6. [1] (https://about.telus.com/community/english/news_centre/news_releases/blog/2013/12/13/telus-and--partner-to-bring-world-class- wireless-service-to-prince-rupert) 7. [2] (http://www.nwtel.ca/media-room/current-press-releases/2013/northwestel-wireless-moves-bell-mobility) 8. Our new 4G network is ready (http://www.publicmobile.ca/pmconsumer/promotions/detail?lang=en&id=promo_whatsnew) 9. SaskTel Turning Down EV-DO Data Service (http://www.sasktel.com/wps/wcm/connect/content/home/about-sasktel/news/2014-news- releases/sasktel-turning-down-evdo-data-service) 10. Tbaytel tells customers to upgrade older cell phones (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/tbaytel-tells-customers-to-upgrade-older- cell-phones-1.2609173) 11. TELUS aims to shut down its CDMA network in 2015 (http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/10/17/telus-aims-to-shut-down-its-cdma-network-in-2015/)

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