The best just raised the bar.
Canada’s largest 5G network1 is here.
Full deployment over the next few years will enhance the lives of Canadians with applications that we can’t even imagine today, bringing generational changes to the way we work, live and play. The faster speeds, greater capacity and low latency of 5G will open immense opportunities to businesses including enabling the remote workforce, telehealth, self-driving vehicles and much more.
To fully realize the generational opportunities of 5G, massive investment in new wireless spectrum, technology and infrastructure is required, and Bell is leading the way to deliver Canadians the best 5G network in the world.
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Request a callbackLaying the groundwork for Canada’s largest 5G network¹
Not all 5G networks are created equal. While many may say they have 5G, it takes a leader in network innovation to build Canada’s best 5G network. Bell has the world-class infrastructure required to provide the coverage, reliability and support needed to deliver the network of the future.
Network innovation investment
Bell invests nearly $4 billion each year in Canada’s next generation network infrastructure, including delivering world-class network technologies to businesses, to keep our customers at the forefront of the 5G revolution.
Spectrum
A wide range of spectrum is needed to enable higher speeds and capacity. Bell has tremendous spectrum assets in the low-, mid-, and high- frequency bands in both urban and remote locations.
Density of cell sites
When it comes to developing 5G, coverage is key. With Bell, you get access to 2x more cell towers than you do with the next-largest network operator.3
Fibre
5G is backed by fibre, one of the world’s best network technologies, to transmit data from cell sites to the network core. This brings faster and more reliable network connectivity, enabling low-latency applications. Bell has Canada's largest fibre-optic network with more than 240,000 total kilometres – providing Canada’s best foundation for 5G.
Network professionals
Bell has dedicated teams to help enhance and implement world-class network solutions:
- 7,600 network employees are continuously working to optimize our network, all with the shared goal of providing Canadians with the absolute best, most advanced mobile experience
- 3,000+ certified professionals with expertise to design, build and deploy Internet of Things (IoT) solutions
- 1,200 professional service specialists have experience in business process assessment, solution design and deployment
Why the future with 5G is transformational
Our 5G network will enable theoretical peak download speed of up to 1.7 Gbps in parts of the GTA, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver2 (average expected speeds coming soon). Future 5G technology deployments will have theoretical peak download speeds that are up to 6x faster than LTE. This means large files can be downloaded in seconds, videos can be streamed in the highest resolution, and users will benefit from an overall better experience.
5G will also provide faster Internet speeds to business users in remote areas that currently don’t have access to fibre technology.
Future 5G deployments will increase the capacity of connected devices by 1000x (from 1,000/km2 to 1 million per km2). This is particularly significant for Internet of Things deployments, such as smart cities, with capability to support millions of connected devices.
Plus, with increased data network capacity, overall speeds and connectivity are expected to be maintained, even during peak hours, regardless of how large an event or deployment.
Future 5G technology will enable the fastest wireless device connection, near real time, with lower latency. This opens up possibilities for new solutions or technologies on the mobile network where low latency and better reliability are a must.
Enhancing the future with 5G
5G will improve existing solutions in revolutionary ways, while enabling the development of transformative new applications.
Wireless fixed broadband
To help meet the growing demand for connectivity, fixed wireless broadband already brings fast speeds to remote areas. 5G will open up whole new levels of speed in these communities, enabling a large number of applications in a wide variety of industries and creating entire new workforces.
Smart cities
Municipalities across Canada are adopting IoT technology to help make cities more liveable and safe. IoT technology helps city administrators predict and proactively manage asset performance, impacts of climate, energy consumption, and traffic congestion.
With the growing need for connectivity and the growth of IoT sensors and solutions, cities will rely on next-generation networks to support smart city advancements.
Mission-critical services
5G will allow first responders who frequently operate in environments where every second truly counts, to make critical decisions in real time, and communicate between teams even faster in new and innovative ways. This includes sharing site conditions through live video, remote access to surveillance cameras to monitor live situations and quicker access to databases.
Autonomous vehicles
Vehicles are becoming increasingly connected with new cars featuring diagnostics, enhanced services (remote unlock, vehicle tracking), and in-vehicle hotspots.
With faster reaction times and better reliability, 5G opens up exciting new opportunities for smart transportation including self-driving vehicles and Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) – the exchange of information between vehicles and objects.
This rapid-fire connectivity could enable communication between traffic lights and autonomous vehicles, facilitate lane merger assists between vehicles, and improve overall safety for vehicles and fleets.
Remote healthcare and surgeries
By quickly and reliably transporting huge data files, 5G will help facilitate new healthcare solutions that will:
- Support increasing patient needs with personalized, preventative and urgent care. For example, wearables and home sensors can remotely monitor patients’ health and alert healthcare providers about potential issues or abnormalities
- Enable centralized patient records to be accessed quickly and maintained efficiently from anywhere
- Improve access to specialized medical professionals and procedures, regardless of location. This can enable highly responsive ecosystems where expertise can be shared among healthcare professionals
Why Bell today
Bell’s customers already enjoy Canada’s best national mobile network.4 Our customers will also be well-positioned to take advantage of compatible 5G devices and solutions, enabling them to gain market share and operational efficiencies against their competitors. Join Bell today and get ready to take advantage of our industry-leading 5G capabilities.
The best network technologies from Bell
From 5G-ready LTE-M to fibre-to-the-business, Bell is at the cutting edge of the world’s most advanced network technologies, enabling our customers to do more and make more. Enhancing and expanding existing 4G LTE solutions with 5G will result in even more opportunities for our customers. Bell’s network advantages can become your business advantage, and with 5G, the list will get even longer.
Wireless technology to power autonomous vehicles
The Bell Network team recently demonstrated unique 5G applications that support advancements in driverless car innovations. The Vulnerable Road User app identifies vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and other road users, while Ultra HD mapping identifies buildings, driving lines and curbs in real time to improve accuracy and performance of driverless vehicles.
5G-compatible smartphones
A 5G-compatible smartphone is required to access Bell’s 5G network. The Samsung Galaxy S20 series, LG V60ThinQ 5G Dual Screen™ and Motorola Edge+ are some of the first 5G-compatible devices in Bell’s line-up, with more to come.
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Request a callback- Based on total square km of coverage on the shared 5G network available from Bell vs. Rogers’ 5G network.
- Current as of June 11, 2020. 5G coverage is available with compatible devices and is approximate; actual coverage may vary and may not include indoor coverage. The 5G network symbol appearing on a 5G device while in use means that 5G is available on the Bell network in the surrounding local area of the device. Speed, performance, and whether a 5G device uses the available 5G depends on various factors including topography, environmental conditions, the current serving radio conditions at your location, whether the device is actively downloading or uploading data and subject to Bell’s Internet traffic management practices (e.g., priority access to emergency personnel and critical infrastructure personnel). See bell.ca/ITMP. Outside 5G areas, 5G devices will continue to have access to our fastest 4G speeds available.
- Based on total number of cell towers on the shared 5G network available from Bell vs. Rogers’ 5G network.
- Based on a third party score (Global Wireless Solutions OneScore™) calculated using wireless network testing in Canada against other wireless networks of combined data, voice, reliability and network coverage. See bell.ca/LTE for details.