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Halifax-based Aliant Telecom Mobility became the latest Canadian telecom firm to throw its hat into the 2.5G wireless ring when it announced last month it will launch a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 1XRTT wireless network in early November.
Aliant is following the lead of Canadian telecoms such as Bell Mobility, Rogers AT&T Wireless and Microcell Telecommunications Inc., all of which already offer similar 1X networks.
At launch, the network will support wireless data speeds of up to 144Kbps and will deliver cruising speeds up to 86Kbps. Customers in the Greater Halifax metro area will be the first in Atlantic Canada to experience the technology; Aliant will then introduce...