The then two months

Telus Mobility has announced plans to launch its first smartphone supporting up to 21 Mpbs download speeds within the then two months.

The phone is the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G

The phone is the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G, which is near identical to the current model of the same name that Telus currently sells supporting 3G+ speeds. Telus recently upgraded its network to dual-cell HSPA research, which gave it a speed boost to a theoretical 21 Mpbs download, up from 14 Mpbs. Telus is marketing its newly-upgraded network as being a "4G" network.

In typical use, owners of the new Galaxy S Fascinate 4G can expect to get 10 to 11 Mpbs download speeds, according to Hugh Dyke, manager of marketing mobile communications for Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. In a speed test run using an app on the device inside Telus' Toronto headquarters, the device achieved a download speed of just faster than 4 Mbps.

First generation smartphone

"This is about three times faster than a first generation smartphone," Dyke says. "You think about all those emerging video services that people will use online, this allows you to take full advantage of them."