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This season’s perfect accessory: the new, faster LTE Rocket mobile hotspot

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Sierra Wireless LTE hotspot from RogersSpring has sprung here and with the sudden increase in temperature I had a light bulb moment: why doesn’t my team take all our meetings outdoors? With the newly launched Sierra Wireless AirCard 763S LTE mobile hotspot, we can do this pretty easily!

Not only could we use the new hotspot to reschedule our boardroom bookings to the lawn, park, or  patio, it’s also useful for people who travel on business or if you’re taking it easy lakeside at the cottage this summer and need to stay connected.

With the new Sierra Wireless AirCard 763S LTE mobile hotspot you can create a password-protected hotspot in seconds for up to 10 Wi-Fi enabled devices.  This means that no matter where you decide to set up your office, you and your team can all access your emails, presentations and shared documents online.  Here are a few more advantages:

  • It’s faster than ever: the maximum theoretical download speed is up to 100 Mbps but this next generation device is enabled for both 1700/2100MHz and 2600 MHz spectrum connectivity on the Rogers LTE network for typical LTE download speeds of 12-40 Mbps compared to 12-25 Mbps for devices using 1700/2100MHz only.
  • It’s flexible: the mobile hotspot isn’t limited to laptops- you can connect virtually any Wi-Fi device including tablets, e-readers, printers, cameras, music or gaming devices.
  • It’s easy to carry and use everywhere: About the size of a deck of cards, with up to 6 hours of battery life, and a helpful LCD screen to guide you, being productive amongst nature has never been this simple.

In order to access the Rogers LTE network, you’ll need the following:

  • an LTE-ready device
  • an LTE SIM card, and
  • an LTE plan within Rogers LTE coverage area.

When outside of LTE coverage area, the mobile hotspot seamlessly connects to Rogers 4G HSPA+ network across the nation and supports roaming in over 190 countries. Rogers has the fastest and largest LTE network* and it’s available in select Canadian cities. You can check out www.rogers.com/coverage for a map and details.

For more information on this device and other LTE devices check out Rogers.com/LTE

Where do you need to stay connected? i.e. cottage, on the beach, etc.?

Kaili is a regular contributor to RedBoard

*Within Rogers LTE network footprint. Based on tests comparing data throughput speeds and on geographic coverage area comparison (in square kilometers) to Bell and Telus’ LTE networks.  See www.rogers.com/coverage for full details on Rogers LTE network coverage.

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2011 year in review: top 5 posts

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Rogers RedBoard Biz year in reviewFor small businesses, the end of the year is the perfect time to do your business planning for the year ahead. From getting your financial books in order to setting business goals, the end of the year is a great time for planning for what’s next.

It’s also a great time to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year, which is what we’re doing here at RedBoard Biz. We’ve had a great year covering news and information to help power your business so to end the year, here is a recap our top 5 posts of 2011.

  1. LTE now live in Ottawa: On July 7, we announced the launch of Rogers LTE network in Ottawa. For small businesses, this launch meant a better experience with CRM tools, real-time video conferencing and multimedia communications. To help show the business benefits of LTE, we did a series of videos with Rogers Reade Barber and looked at things like online collaboration, LTE devices and a Remote Worker Healthcare application over LTE. In September, we rolled out LTE to Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
  2. Can WiFi Calling work for your business?: In March, we announced WiFi Calling for businesses. This service allows you to make calls by connecting to an office, home or public WiFi network and move seamlessly to the Rogers wireless network when WiFi is no longer available. The great thing about this service is that it can help businesses predict costs, extend coverage and it can also be deployed easily. To help us talk about WiFi Calling for business, we talked to industry analyst Jon Arnold in the first video in our RedBoard Biz video series, which featured 13 videos over the course of the year.
  3. Share your know-how: Small business week contest: Small business week was October 16-22 and to celebrate and acknowledge all the hard-working small business owners out there, we decided to host a three week long contest where RedBoard Biz readers shared their tips, ideas and insights for a chance to win a new BlackBerry smartphone. Your feedback was amazing. So amazing that we took your comments and summarized them into three additional blog posts highlighting some of our favourite responses.
  4. M2M: Machines are talking: You may have heard the term M2M being mentioned at some point this year so in this post, we wanted to take some time to explain Machine-to-machine technology (M2M) and what it means for your business. It turns out this was a topic you were interested in as this was among our top 5 most viewed posts of the year.
  5. RedBoard Biz celebrates 1 year anniversary: To mark the first anniversary of RedBoard Biz, we held a contest and asked you to tell us what you’d like to see on RedBoard Biz in the coming year for a chance to win a new BlackBerry. Your comments and suggestions were truly fantastic. Stay tuned in 2012 to see some of these topics featured on our blog.

On behalf of the team at RedBoard Biz, thank you for being a part of our community. All the best for 2012.

Miranda is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz

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RedBoard Biz video: What does LTE mean for business?

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Over the past few weeks, we have been talking a lot about our new LTE network, which is delivering the world’s fastest wireless network speeds across the country. For business, this means time saved on everyday tasks such as sending emails, video conferencing and uploading files.

The network also enhances your experience with business applications. For example, remote workers can now leverage real-time video streaming without jitter or latency issues while on the road, or in the field.

To use the network, you need to pick up an LTE smartphone, tablet or wireless internet stick. You can check out the roster of devices we have available here.

Last week, we had the opportunity to catch up with Reade Barber, Senior Director Data Product Management here at Rogers on our very own LTE bus to learn more about the benefits of the new network for business. Check out what he had to say in the videos below:

Video 1: What is LTE & Online Collaboration Demo

Reade Barber talks about LTE and how businesses will benefit from faster speeds and reduced latency. Video includes a demonstration of real-time collaboration between two people using Google Docs.

Video 2: LTE Devices for Business

Reade Barber shows off the latest LTE devices including the LTE Rocket Stick (Sierra Wireless AirCard 313U), HTC JetStream LTE tablet and Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone.

Video 3: Remote Worker Healthcare Application on LTE

Reade Barber demonstrates how LTE data speeds can help remote workers interact with experts in real time to solve problems. For more information on the tablet and software featured, visit www.motioncomputing.ca.  

For more information on the latest LTE devices and solutions for business, visit www.rogers.com/smallbusiness.

Allison is a regular contributor to RedBoardBiz. 

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Speed up your business: Rogers LTE network now live in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver

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HTC Jetstream LTE tablet from RogersAs a small business, you know that mobility is a key part of your life every day. We’re excited to share that from east to west, a new wireless experience for your business is here.

Major markets in Canada’s three largest provinces now have access to the world’s fastest wireless network technology. Rogers launched its LTE network today in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, joining Ottawa where Rogers launched Canada’s first LTE network back in July.

Now, more than 5.5 million Canadians have access to LTE with Rogers– more than any other wireless company in Canada.

Rogers has already started to introduce its first line up of great LTE devices. If you’re in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver or Ottawa, you can now purchase the Rogers LTE Rocketstick, which plugs into your laptop and gives you speeds similar to what you currently have through your broadband connection.

On October 18, we kick off what will be the widest selection of devices with a Rogers exclusive HTC Jetstream LTE tablet, the fastest tablet in Canada. This Android 3.1 tablet boasts LTE + Wi-Fi  connectivity, a 10” high resolution touchscreen, 32 GB capacity, and dual-core 1.5GHz processor. Add the HTC Scribe digital pen accessory and you can even sketch, highlight, take notes, or sign documents on your tablet.

Using these devices on Rogers LTE network will make it easier for you to download apps, large PowerPoint files and stream live web conferences to customers and your team with virtually no delay or buffering.

To celebrate the expansion of Canada’s first LTE network, we’ve also introduced a special, limited time offer that provides LTE customers a chance to purchase Rogers largest ever data bucket – 10GB for $52.93 per month.

LTE promises to revolutionize your wireless experience and we’re happy to be the first to bring this new technology to Canadians.

With tablets, smartphones, sticks and hotspots coming in the next few weeks, which LTE device are you most excited about?

Allison Fitton is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz

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The future of fast is coming to Toronto on September 28

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Samsung Galaxy S II LTE smartphone from RogersGood news for small businesses in Toronto. In just a few short weeks, you will be among the fastest cities in the world when Rogers lights up LTE in the city. Starting on September 28, you will have access to the fastest mobile technology in the world, starting with the launch of Rogers LTE Rocket stick that you can plug into your laptop to access top speeds.

Later this year, Rogers will offer an LTE device will be capable of maximum theoretical download speeds of up to 100 Mbps on the Rogers LTE Network. Today, devices are capable of maximum theoretical download speeds of up to 75 Mbps and Ottawa LTE business customers are experiencing typical download speeds ranging from 12 Mbps to 25 Mbps. This is significantly faster than the speeds Canadians experience on any other wireless network today. As device selection evolves, maximum theoretical download speeds on the Rogers network will increase to up to 150 Mbps.

Rogers has a great line of LTE devices for your business coming this fall which includes: the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Smartphone; the LTE Rocket mobile hotspot (Sierra Wireless AirCard 754S); Rogers LTE Rocket stick (now available in Ottawa); LTE Tablet from a leading manufacturer; and the previously announced HTC Smartphone. Stay tuned. We’ll let you know more details about devices as soon as we can.

You don’t have to wait to sign-up for any of these great LTE devices. Rogers business customers in Toronto and Ottawa can register for their LTE wireless devices through www.rogers.com/lteforbusiness. Existing customers can additionally call their account managers.

How do you think having access to LTE will benefit your business?

Allison Fitton is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz.

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Ottawa small business customers, the wait is over: LTE is now live in Ottawa!

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Ottawa small business customers, the wait is over: LTE is now live in Ottawa!

Back in June there was a lot of excitement when we announced that Long Term Evolution (LTE) would be coming to Ottawa later this summer.  Today we’re making good on that promise by lighting up our LTE network in the nation’s capital. This fall Rogers will roll out LTE to Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, with another 21 markets in 2012.

LTE delivers higher speeds and lower latency than 4G HSPA+ which means a better experience for small businesses using CRM tools, real-time video conferencing or who need to exchange large, multi-media communications. And it will deliver more usage capacity which means more users can access the network at top speeds simultaneously.

At launch, the LTE Rocket™ stick will be capable of maximum theoretical download speeds of up to 75 Mbps on the Rogers LTE network.  Typical download speeds can range from 12 Mbps to 25 Mbps. As device selection evolves, maximum theoretical download speeds will increase to up to 150 Mbps.

Ottawa LTE network coverage spans a broad area from Arnprior, Ontario in the west to Orléans, Ontario in the east and includes the Hull and Gatineau regions of Quebec. Starting today, Ottawa small business customers can pick up Rogers first LTE-enabled device, the LTE Rocket stick, at these four Ottawa-area locations:

  • Rogers Plus, 11 Selkirk St.
  • Rogers Plus, 1379A Woodroffe Ave.
  • Rogers Authorized Dealer with in-store Rogers Small Business Specialists – Wireless Express, 205 Richmond Rd.
  • Rogers Authorized Dealer with in-store Rogers Small Business Specialists – Go Communications, 901 Carling Ave.

Small business customers in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver can reserve LTE Rocket sticks through the Rogers Reservation System, which will be extended to accept Rocket stick reservations until 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, July 11. The Rogers Reservation System allows you to secure a place “in line” for the device. For instructions on how to use the system, check out our RedBoard post from June or call 1-800-850-4217 to order.

Corporate, commercial and public sector customers in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver should contact their Rogers Account Representatives to reserve LTE Rocket sticks. LTE products will be available to these business customers in the Fall.

If you work outside of Ottawa, sign up at IwantmyLTE.ca to be notified when LTE is coming to your area. You’ll also get updates on what LTE means for you as a Rogers small business customer.

You can learn more about Rogers’ LTE network by visiting www.rogers.com/lte.

Are you going to use LTE in your business?

Allison Fitton is a regular contributor to Redboard Biz

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Ottawa business customers, the future of fast is coming: get ready for LTE!

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Sierra Wireless from RogersWe’re excited to announce that  Ottawa will be the first city in Canada to experience Rogers Long Term Evolution (LTE). Ottawa business customers will be among the first in the world to experience LTE – the gold standard of wireless technology and the future of mobile experience. It will allow you and your employees to work faster than ever before, all seamlessly and wirelessly.

And, on top of that, we have announced our first LTE-ready device is coming this summer: LTE Rocket™ stick.

For Rogers business customers in the Ottawa area who want to be among the first in the world to experience LTE, we’re ready to take reservations now for the Sierra Rocket Stick through our Rogers Reservation System for Business. This system allows you to secure a place “in line” for the device without having to visit a store or call us. All you have to do is go to www.rogers.com/LTERocketstick and click the Device Reservation button for Business Customers and follow the instructions. Your Rocket Stick will be delivered later this summer to the Rogers location you select on the reservation form. For more details, visit: www.rogers.com/rogersreservations.

If you work outside of Ottawa, sign up at IwantmyLTE.ca to be notified when LTE is coming to your area. You’ll also get updates on LTE roll-out and what LTE means for you as a Rogers business customer.

How will LTE benefit your business?

Duane MacDonald is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz

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Power your business with LTE

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Rogers LTEWe’re excited to announce that Rogers will launch our Long Term Evolution (LTE) network this year in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. And it gets better – we also plan to deploy LTE in an additional 21 markets by the end of 2012. What this means is that Rogers business customers will be among the first in the world to experience LTE.

Work better with LTE

LTE is the global gold standard of wireless technology and the future of mobile experience. Rogers LTE will change the way Canadian business customers use their mobile devices by enabling fast speed mobile Internet in any location, on any LTE-enabled device. With LTE, business customers can expect to:

  • Access data-intensive business applications while on the go
  • Download/upload files in mere seconds, even 10 MB PowerPoint presentations
  • Be able to make and receive video calls that are clear and virtually seamless
  • Conduct wireless group video conferences in real-time, with virtually no lag time
  • Support machine to machine data exchange

Learn more at iwantmyLTE.ca

To us, LTE is all about being more connected, that’s why we created IwantmyLTE.ca, a website where you can learn about Rogers LTE network and share your excitement for LTE.  Starting today, you can log on to the site and let us know if your excited to get LTE in your city.

Are you ready for Rogers LTE? If you are, let us know where you would like to experience the future of fast at IwantmyLTE.ca.

Duane MacDonald is a regular contributor to RedBoard Biz

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