Canada's Rogers Communications has launched LTE network in 18 additional markets, bringing the 4G service to roughly 60% of Canadians. Operator continues to introduce LTE to new markets across Canada and announced that it is first to launch LTE in Saskatoon and Regina, St. Catharines/Niagara, Oshawa/Pickering/Ajax, Windsor, Sudbury, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières.

Rogers LTE is also live today in Victoria, Abbotsford, Kelowna, Kingston, Edmonton, Quebec City, Oakville/Burlington/Hamilton, London/Kitchener/Waterloo, Cambridge and Barrie. Rogers will continue to expand its LTE coverage adding additional markets this year and in 2013.

Rogers had initially launched LTE in Ottawa, followed by Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and surrounding areas, as well as Calgary, Halifax, St. John's and Moncton. Since Rogers launched its LTE network, the company has seen an 80 per cent increase in wireless internet usage year over year.