BCE is Canada's largest communications company, providing the most comprehensive and innovative suite of communication services to residential and business customers in Canada.
Under the Bell brand, the Company's services include local, long distance and wireless phone services, high-speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, information and communications technology services (or value-added services) and direct-to-home satellite and VDSL television services. Other BCE holdings include Telesat Canada, a pioneer and world leader in satellite operations and systems management, and an interest in CTVglobemedia, Canada's premier media company.
We offer a full range of wireless voice and data communications products and services to residential and business customers across Canada. We also provide an array of VAS such as call display and voicemail, e-mail and video streaming, music downloads, ringtones and games, as well as roaming services with other wireless service providers. Customers can choose to pay for their services through a monthly rate plan (postpaid) or in advance (prepaid).
Our wireless division, Bell Mobility Inc. (Bell Mobility), provides wireless
communications services nationally under the Bell Mobility and Solo Mobile brands. In addition, we have a joint venture with the Virgin Group to offer wireless services under the Virgin brand across Canada.
Our wireless network provides voice services and data services delivered over our existing single-carrier radio transmission technology (1xRTT) network.
At the end of 2007, our wireless network covered:- 95% of the population of Ontario and Québec
- approximately 90% of the population of Atlantic Canada
- the major cities in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia
In 2007, we continued to deploy our Evolution, Yesta Optimized (EVDO) wireless data network nationwide. EVDO is a wireless radio broadband protocol that delivers higher data download rates suitable for high-bandwidth download applications such as enterprise virtual private network (VPN) computing, music transfers and video streaming. In addition, during 2007, we began deploying technology that enables EVDO revision A (EVDO Rev A) services. EVDO Rev A is the next generation of EVDO technology that further increases peak data transmission download speeds. EVDO Rev A also enables higher system capacity and improved quality of service support for data applications. As at December 31, 2007, our EVDO Rev A network footprint covered approximately 75% of the Canadian population.
