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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
• with respect to additions to property, plant and equipment:
• we expect to complete our analog-to-digital conversion
during the first quarter of 2016;
• we can offer IGNITE Gigabit Internet services in 2016 using
available spectrum capacity on our fibre-coaxial network at an
incremental capital cost of less than $50 per home. We will
increase capacity as the demand for speed grows with further
annual success-based capital investments;
• we have rolled out LTE across the majority of our coverage
area as well as deployed newly-acquired 700 MHz and AWS-1
spectrum; and
• we made significant investments in our IPTV technology and
legacy set-top boxes to bridge the customer experience pre-
IPTV, thus gaining measurable unit cost efficiencies.
Capability to Deliver Results
LEADING NETWORKS
WIRELESS
Rogers has one of the most extensive and advanced wireless
networks in Canada, which:
• was the first LTE high-speed network in Canada;
• reached approximately 93% of the Canadian population as at
December 31, 2015 on our LTE network alone;
• is supported by voice and data roaming agreements with
international carriers in more than 200 countries, including a
growing number of LTE roaming operators; and
• includes network sharing arrangements with three regional
wireless operators which operate in urban and rural parts of
Canada.
We are continuously enhancing our IP service infrastructure for all
of our wireless services. Advances in technology have transformed
how our customers interact and how they use the variety of tools
that are available to them in their personal and professional lives.
Technology has also changed the way businesses operate.
Significant spectrum position
Our wireless services are supported by our significant wireless
spectrum holdings in both high-band and low-band frequency
ranges. As part of our network strategy, we expect to continue
making significant capital investments in spectrum to:
• support the rapidly growing usage of wireless data services; and
• introduce new innovative network-enabled features and
functionality.
Our spectrum holdings as at December 31, 2015 include:
Type of spectrum Rogers licence Who it supports
700 MHz 24 MHz in Canada’s major geographic markets, covering 99.7%
of the Canadian population.
4G LTE subscribers.
850 MHz 25 MHz across Canada. 2G GSM and 3.5G / 4G HSPA+
subscribers (4G LTE in the future).
1900 MHz 60 MHz in all areas of Canada except 40 MHz Northern Quebec,
50 MHz in Southern Ontario, and 40 MHz in the Yukon,
Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
2G GSM and 3.5G / 4G HSPA+
subscribers (4G LTE in the future).
AWS 1700/2100 MHz 40 MHz in British Columbia, Alberta, 30 MHz in Southern Ontario
and 20 MHz in the rest of Canada
4G LTE subscribers.
2500 MHz 40 MHz FDD across Canada and an additional 20 MHz TDD in
key population areas in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
4G LTE subscribers.
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