Certified Tracking Solutions: Networks: Rogers

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ROGERS Cellular Network

Rogers Cellular Network
Certified Tracking Solutions utilizes the worldwide standard General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) wireless technology which is a network that is an "always on", private network for data. It uses the existing GSM network to transmit and receive IP based data to and from the GPS Tracking System.

Private IP addresses are typically dynamically assigned within the network to mobile devices on a VPN connection. However, Certified Tracking Solutions strong partnership has enabled use the use of a dedicated Access Point Names (APN's) which provides a gateway route to the MDS system and most importantly is isolate from the public network data channels.

Rogers is the only Canadian wireless carrier to operate on the world-standard GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) platform. At the end of 2007 the number of GSM subscriber connections was over 3 billion.

Communication
GPRS / GSM communications

Technology
Rogers uses GPRS cellular technology which is the worldwide standard technology platform, this allows them to be the first to market with the latest cellular technology.

ROGERS

Rogers Website Airtime Rates

Coverage
Areas of network expansion to serve the Oil and Gas industry: High Level, Grande Cache, Fort McMurray and Fort Mackay. Percentage of Alberta population covered by Rogers Wireless network: 98.71%.

Investment Facts

Cumulative Wireless network investment in Alberta to date*: $604 million
Wireless network investment for 2007: $50 million (3G high-speed HSPA roll-out)
Wireless network investment in Northern Alberta for 2008: $45 million
Oil and Gas build in Northern Alberta 2007/2008: 55 Wireless sites
Projected total number of wireless sites in Alberta by end of 2008: 610