Canada’s Rogers Wireless has commercially launched its HSPA+ network in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, clocking in at maximum speeds of 21Mbps, although the average speed is typically around 5-8Mbps. Rogers plans to expand HSPA+ over the coming months to additional cities across the country.

“With Rogers 21 Mbps HSPA+ network, customers in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal are the first in North America to experience the fastest world-class wireless speeds,” said John Boynton, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Rogers Wireless. “Rogers continues to remain at the forefront of offering Canadians the most innovative mobile technologies and first-to-market products, including the new Rogers Rocket Mobile Internet Stick that lets consumers enjoy mobile Internet access across Canada’s fastest wireless network just as conveniently as you use your wireless phone.”

Rogers began the Canada-wide deployment of a 21 Mbps HSPA+ wireless network earlier this year, tripling the current download speeds of Canada’s fastest high-speed mobile network, making the Rogers network up to seven times faster than the Canadian competition.

Starting today, Canadians can also pre-order the new HSPA+ USB modems.

Rogers ended the first half of this year with just under 8.4 million customers. According to analysis from the Mobile World, this equates to a market share of around 37%.

[Via Rogers Wireless]