Globalive Communications to go mobile by H2′09 (Canada)Globalive Communications, Canada, is planning to launch it’s commercial mobile service ver the newly built network by Q2′09. The company won the 30 wireless spectrum licences worth CAD442 million (USD416 million) in a national auction in July.
According to a Canadian newspaper, Weather, is also committed to invest USD700 million over four years in the Canadian start-up, which plans to roll out commercial wireless services in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver in its first rollout phase in 2H09, following a trial scheduled for the Q2′09.
Globalive will have it’s focus on pre-paid voice services, rather than data services such as streaming video and TV, in contrast to the plans of it’s national competitors Rogers, Bell and Telus. It also hopes to differentiate itself from the established network operators by providing better customer service, simpler pricing plans without hidden charges, and less expensive phones. Globalive is currently tendering for network infrastructure vendors and is reportedly down to a shortlist of two.
