Rogers, Telus, Bell to offer BlackBerry Q10 in coming weeks

News Wireless Canada 9 APR 2013
Rogers, Telus, Bell to offer BlackBerry Q10 in coming weeks
Canadian operators Bell, Telus and Rogers Communications announced they will be the first to offer the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone. The second phone running BlackBerry 10, the Q10 comes with a keypad as well as touch screen and will be available in black and white versions. Rogers said it will also support LTE over the 2600 MHz band. 

All three operators will offer the phone for CAD 199.99 with select three-year plans. Rogers said it will be available in the "coming weeks", and Bell announced that pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10 will open on 19 April in stores and online at BlackBerryq10.bell.ca. Telus has already started pre-orders on its webiste. The phone will see for CAD 700 with no contract.

Categories:

Mobile

Companies:

Bell Mobility,  Rogers Communications,  Telus,  BlackBerry

Countries:

Canada

Tags:

Launch, Consumer, Handsets

Related Articles

CANADA 22 APR 2013

Canadian Tire orders several thousand BlackBerrys for staff

Retail group Canadian Tire has announced that it will deploy several thousand units of the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 smartphones in the coming months. The products will be the official smartphones for its corporate team across Canada. From the end of April, the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 will be supplied to employees at subsidiaries such as Canadian Tire Retail, Canadian Tire Financial Services, and Mark's and FGL Sports. "With 90 years of history serving Canadians in communities from coast-to-coast, it's fitting

CANADA 19 APR 2013

Bell Mobile TV launches CBC, Radio-Canada TV programming

Bell has announced that CBC and Radio-Canada TV programming is now live and on-demand with Bell Mobile TV, in addition to the CBC News Network and RDI news content already available. Included in rate plans or as a standalone features for USD 5 a month for ten hours of usage, Bell Mobile TV offers access to more than 30 channels wit news, entertainment and children's programming from brands such as ATN, BNN, Bloomberg, CTV, Juicebox, MTV Canada, Treehouse and YTV, and sports content from TSN, RDS and the NHL

CANADA 19 APR 2013

Rogers expands Rogers Anyplace TV to LG Smart TVs

Communications and media company, Rogers Communications has announced the launch of Rogers Anyplace TV on demand for LG Smart TVs. This is the first on demand video app of its kind in Canada which authenticates to Rogers customers accounts via Smart TVs. Rogers customers can log into the Rogers Anyplace TV application on their LG Smart TV by creating a profile on RogersAnyplaceTV.com. Rogers Anyplace TV will be available on 2012 and 2013 LG Smart TVs including OLED and Ultra HD. Rogers Anyplace TV is a mult

CANADA 18 APR 2013

Raco Wireless announces carrier agreement with Rogers

Provider of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) services, Raco Wireless has announced it has entered into a carrier agreement with Rogers Communications. The agreement will allow customers of Raco Wireless the ability to deploy M2M services in Canada through its Omega Management Suite platform. With full integration of into the Omega Management Suite, customers in a variety of markets will experience a turn-key global service for their M2M needs. Raco Wireless' agreement with Rogers will enable Raco Wireless

CANADA 17 APR 2013

Telus completes two-for-one stock split

Telus has announced it has completed its previously announced two-for-one stock split of the company's common shares. On 16 April, each Telus shareholder of record as of the previous day, 15 April, received one additional share for each share owned. The newly issued common shares commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the start of business on 17 April. As a result of the completion of the stock split, the number of Telus common shares outstanding has doub

CANADA 16 APR 2013

Telus to launch Telus Business Store from 18 April

On 18 April, Telus and Advantage Wireless of Dartmouth will officially open Atlantic Canada's first Telus Business Store, a new concept in bringing "big business" technology and telecommunications consulting, sales, service and training to small and medium-sized businesses in the Halifax-Dartmouth region. Offerings of the joint Telus-Advantage Wireless venture include Google Apps for Business, Moneris POS and mobile payments systems, digital IP phone systems, web/mobile site development, management and host

CANADA 11 APR 2013

Telus expands LTE in new areas

Telus has announced it has expanded its LTE wireless network in new areas including Summerside, Prince Edward Island, North Bay, Ontario and Regina and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

CANADA 11 APR 2013

Bell launches McAfee Security for Bell customers

Bell has announced the launch of its newest Internet security offering, McAfee Security from Bell. Compatible with both Windows and Mac, McAfee Security from Bell offers Internet customer online security, including virus, spyware and malware protection. Bell Internet customers will automatically be transferred to one of three McAfee Security from Bell tiers: Good, Better or Best. Customers currently using free Bell Internet security will receive the Good package at no extra charge and Bell Internet customer

UNITED KINGDOM 5 APR 2013

Carphone, Phones 4u accept BlackBerry Q10 pre-orders

UK mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is accepting pre-orders for the new BlackBerry Q10. The handset will be available to purchase across all networks and in stores nationwide from end-April. The first 2,000 Pay Monthly customers will receive a free Wireless Bluetooth speaker worth GBP 79.95. The BlackBerry Q10 will be available to pre-order from Carphone Warehouse on O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Three, EE and TalkMobile, free from GBP 36 per month and GBP 579.95 SIM-free. Phones 4u has also launched pre-or

GLOBAL 29 MAR 2013

BlackBerry worries not over as customer loyalty erodes

BlackBerry has surprised with a small profit in its latest quarter and a good start with the new Z10 smartphone. However, the Canadian company's worries are far from over, as its loyal subscriber base is starting to the desert the group.

CANADA 26 MAR 2013

Rogers to launch LTE network in 44 new markets

Canadian communications company, Rogers Communications has announced it will bring its LTE network to more Canadians across the country. Rogers will introduce LTE in 44 markets this spring and intends to reach a total of 95 markets in 2013. Rogers will also be making its 2600 MHz LTE spectrum band available in all markets, and 34 of the 44 new LTE markets will be capable of maximum theoretical network speeds of up to 150 Mbps. Among the 44 LTE markets launching this spring will be Saint John, New Brunswick,

GLOBAL 14 MAR 2013

BlackBerry receives order for 1 mln BlackBerry 10 handsets

BlackBerry has received an order for 1 million BlackBerry 10 smartphones from one of its partners. Shipments will be delivered immediately. BlackBerry unveiled the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 smartphones on 30 January. BlackBerry Z10 is now available for purchase around the world and will be available in the US starting this month.

UNITED STATES 4 MAR 2013

Sprint to not sell BlackBerry Z10, waiting for Q10 instead

Sprint Nextel will be the only major US mobile operator to not sell BlackBerry's Z10 touchscreen smartphone when it launches in March, a company spokesman told Bloomberg. Sprint has chosen instead to sell the BlackBerry Q10 model with keypad when it is released later this year.

CANADA 5 FEB 2013

BlackBerry Z10 launches in Canada after record pre-orders

Canadian mobile operators BCE, Rogers and Telus start selling the BlackBerry Z10 touchphone across the country on 5 February, to be followed by the Q10 model, which has a physical keyboard, in April. BCE, which started taking pre-registrations for the Z10 at the start of January, told Bloomberg that early orders for the handset were higher than any previous BlackBerry device. The Z10 reached first place before the end the month, said Mark Langton, a spokesman for BCE's Bell Mobility service. Rogers Communic

UNITED KINGDOM 30 JAN 2013

RIM unveils new BlackBerry 10 phones, to launch first in UK

Research In Motion has unveiled its first two smartphones running BlackBerry 10, as well as announcing plans to change the company's name to BlackBerry. The new BlackBerry Z10, with a full touch design, will launch first in the UK on 31 January, followed by Canada 05 February, the UAE on 10 February and the US in March. The BlackBerry Q10, which includes a touch screen as well as qwerty keypad, is expected to be available worldwide in April. Both phones will offer LTE and HSPA support depending on the carri

Just In

19 DEC 16:42

SLT-Mobitel launches 5G network in Sri Lanka

19 DEC 16:19

Dialog Axiata launches 5G network, connects 1.5 million subscribers

19 DEC 15:56

UK govt to ban AI-enabled nudification apps to protect women, girls

19 DEC 15:42

3 UK launches last-minute Christmas sale

Commentary

13:56

Video market set for slower growth ahead

11:38

Netflix buys Warner Bros to deepen content catalogue

11:11

KPN's mixed performance in Q3 raises questions for strategy day

15:26

Stock markets breaking records but what happened to Odido's IPO plans?

Background

01:04

The week in telecom: Wi-Fi bolt-ons take off to boost broadband growth, video market works on consolidation

01:39

The week in telecom: Netflix wins bidding for Warner Bros, Apple poaches new execs, Samsung debuts trifold

13:51

Proximus vs. Telenet: Proximus performs better in Q3 while Telenet uses up cash

14:16

Proximus Domestic still struggling with low margins

Complete profile

Before downloading the whitepaper, we would like to ask you to complete your profile with company and position. After confirming you will receive the white paper.