Fastest average download and upload speeds in the country
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 27, 2021 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell today announced its wireless networks have been
ranked #1 for the second year in a row in PCMag's 2021 Fastest
Mobile Networks Canada, the annual study of mobile network
performance across the country.
"Bell's performance in Toronto
and Montréal pushed it ahead of all other Canadian Wireless
carriers," said Dan Costa,
Editor-in-Chief, PCMag.com. "Not only is Bell's 5G performance the
fastest in Canada, but it is also
faster than anything available in the U.S. 5G performance played a
pivotal role in Bell winning PCMag's Fastest Mobile Network."
"On behalf of our customers, team and partners, Bell is proud to
be named Canada's fastest national mobile network for the second
year in a row by PCMag," said Claire
Gillies, President of Bell Mobility. "Bell's 4G and 5G
wireless networks deliver fast access speeds and capacity, and we
will continue to bring the most awarded 5G network to more
Canadians every day as part of Bell's purpose to advance how
Canadians connect with each other and the world."
In its 9th annual Fastest Mobile Networks Canada test, PCMag's
wireless technology experts drove across Canada, covering 20 major
and smaller cities to test the network speed and coverage of
Canada's 6 biggest wireless brands. PCMag's exhaustive analysis
took place in September and October and ranked providers based on a
weighted average of download speeds, upload speeds and latency.
Bell's leadership in 5G
Bell 5G network coverage is
growing fast and driving a broad range of mobile innovations for
consumers and business customers. The most awarded 5G network in
Canada, Bell 5G launched in major
centres last year and first to offer 5G roaming in the U.S. In
July, Bell acquired significant additional 3500 MHz wireless
spectrum in the auction by Innovation, Science and Economic
Development Canada (ISED). Essential to Canada's ongoing transition
to 5G communications, these high-capacity airwaves unleash the full
potential of Bell's 5G advantage, extending Bell's leadership in
delivering enhanced digital experiences to Canadian consumers and
businesses in urban, rural and remote communities.
Bell has recently introduced new, innovative services to make
the most of 5G including the expansion of the ground-breaking TSN
5G View / Vision 5G RDS platform to Toronto Raptors home games in
addition to its live regional coverage of the Montréal
Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. Bell also recently
announced unique 5G collaborations with Tiny Mile for its fleet of food delivery robots
in downtown Toronto and TikTok
Canada for the Paint Portal multi-user Augmented Reality
effect.
Canada's leading investor in communications R&D, Bell has
also announced 5G research partnerships with Western University and Université de Sherbrooke to further accelerate Canada's 5G
innovation ecosystem. Earlier this year, Bell announced strategic
agreements with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud to
leverage the unprecedented speed, latency and bandwidth
capabilities of Bell 5G for enterprise and consumer MEC
applications.
5G delivers important environmental benefits, with
the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications
Association estimating 5G technology can support 1000x the
data traffic at half of current energy consumption over the next
decade. These sustainability advantages are a prominent part of
Bell's plan to achieve carbon neutral operations in 2025.
Bell offers Canada's broadest selection of 5G devices from
leading manufacturers including Apple, Google, Motorola, Samsung
and TCL, available through Canada's largest distribution network,
including Bell and Virgin Plus stores and kiosks, The Source,
national retail partners and online at Bell.ca and VirginPlus.ca.
Bell is also the first in Canada
to offer Netgear's Orbi 5G turbo hub, supporting Wi-Fi 6 technology
and enabling connections for up to 254 simultaneous device
connections without impacting speed or reliability.
To learn more about the Bell 5G network, please visit
Bell.ca/network.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications
company, providing advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet, media
and business communication services throughout the country. Founded
in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better
today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic
prosperity of our communities with a commitment to the highest
environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This includes
the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental
health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell
Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and
access, research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout
the country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries
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Audet
514 391-9794
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@Bell_News
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Bengian
514 786-8219
Richard.bengian@bell.ca
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
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statements made in this news release are forward-looking
statements, including statements relating to our network deployment
and capital investment plans as well as the benefits expected to
result therefrom, our plan to achieve carbon neutral operations in
2025, our business outlook, objectives, plans and strategic
priorities, and other statements that are not historical facts. All
such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the "safe
harbor" provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws and
of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to
inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on several
assumptions which give rise to the possibility that actual results
or events could differ materially from our expectations. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance or events, and
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release describe our expectations at the date of this news release
and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Except as
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any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
contained in this news release, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. For additional information
on assumptions and risks underlying certain of our forward-looking
statements made in this news release, please consult BCE Inc.'s
(BCE) 2020 Annual MD&A dated March 4,
2021, BCE's 2021 First Quarter MD&A dated April 28, 2021, BCE's 2021 Second Quarter
MD&A dated August 4, 2021 and
BCE's news release dated August 5,
2021, announcing its financial results for the second
quarter of 2021, filed by BCE with the Canadian provincial
securities regulatory authorities (available at Sedar.com) and
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available
at SEC.gov). These documents are also available
at BCE.ca.
SOURCE Bell Canada