Canada's Bell Mobility has launched LTE network service in areas of Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph today. LTE services will be available to some of Canada's most populous urban areas, including the Waterloo region innovation hub and the country's largest wireless market in the Toronto area.

"LTE is the next step in ensuring Bell continues to deliver the best networks in the world to Canadian consumers and businesses, backed up by the newest data devices and the leading mobile services and content available. LTE will deliver amazing data access speeds - at least three times faster than the Bell HSPA+ network originally launched less than three years ago," said Wade Oosterman, President of Bell Mobility.

Bell's 4G LTE roll-out will bring coverage to additional Canadian markets this year and through 2012. Bell is focused on an urban rollout first, with the timing of broader rural and remote coverage deployments contingent on the outcome of Industry Canada's 700 MHz spectrum auction.

Bell Customers can buy Bell LTE/HSPA+ Turbo Sticks now, which allow users to connect their laptops to the 4G LTE network, and will be able to purchase LTE/HSPA+-capable smartphones and tablets later this year. The LTE Sierra Wireless U313 Turbo Stick is available for $79.95 on a three-year term ($219.95 with no term contract). In coming weeks, Bell will add the LTE Novatel Wireless U679 Turbo Stick. 4G LTE flex-rate data plans start at $45 a month for 1.5 gigabytes (GB) which automatically adjusts based on data usage.

Bell's LTE network is developed in partnership with leading network infrastructure suppliers Cisco, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks.