Canadian cable operator Videotron has launched its mobile services based on a HSPA+ network in Quebec. Videotron is the latest of the new market entrants that won spectrum licences in 2007. Videotron launches with a full range of voice and data services, including phones and modems from Research In Motion, Huawei, Nokia and Samsung as well as Google's Nexus One. Customers will be able to roam outside its network in Quebec via an agreement with Rogers. Videotron TV customers will also be able to access some of their video services on their phones, such as watching live TV with the Illico mobile content portal and programming the PVR. Customers can also make free on-net calls to other Videotron mobile or fixed telephony subscribers. Videotron and its parent company Quebecor are investing some CAD 1 billion in the mobile network and plan to eventually scale up the network speeds from the current 21Mbps to 42Mbps using dual-carrier technology. Network coverage of Videotron's entire existing footprint is expected by the end of 2011.
