Shaw chooses NSN for new wireless network

After a vigorous competition, Shaw Communications Inc. has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) as the access and core equipment provider for the Calgary-based cable company’s new wireless service.

Meanwhile Rogers Communications Inc. said it will launch a new low-end brand called Chatr with unlimited talk and text plans similar to those initiated by startups Public Mobile and Mobilicity.

LTE phone for North American frequencies

No handset maker has an LTE phone for North American frequencies, and while Verizon Wireless in the U.S. is expected to start commercial LTE service late this year in select American cities it hasn’t announced a handset yet. So initially, customers will only have data cards and USB models for mobile devices.