Rogers expands 5G service to more TTC subway tunnels

Rogers Communications Inc. has officially begun to turn on cellular service to the remaining TTC subway tunnels, where some transit riders on Line 2 have been anxiously waiting to connect. 

Since last May, the company has been working to expand wireless service to 36 kilometres of tunnels without connectivity, and announced on Friday that 5G service is now officially available between Kipling and Islington stations, as well as Keele and Dundas West stations. 

Together with the TTC, Rogers is aiming to connect 80 per cent of the tunnels by the end of the year. 

In 2023, the company acquired the cellular network in the TTC subway system from BAI Canada and committed to bringing 5G service and 911 access across the entire system. 

"The legacy 3G and 4G network only reached station platforms and concourses and 25 per cent of the tunnels and could not support the traffic of customers of the major carriers. After completing the upgrades to bring 5G service to the legacy network for all riders, Rogers started construction to expand to the remaining tunnels last year," the company said. 

As Rogers works to expand its 5G network, work will be taking place throughout the TTC system overnight and during weekend construction windows to minimize delays or disruptions for transit riders. 

Rogers says it will continue to turn on 5G service throughout the year as network work is completed.