Rogers expands Wi-Fi 7 to Quebec and Ontario

Rogers is bringing Wi-Fi 7 to even more Canadians as it rolls out the new tech across Canada.

Following an announcement that Wi-Fi 7 hardware would be available in Quebec, Rogers confirmed to MobileSyrup in an email that it was rolling out Wi-Fi 7 “across the country.”

This comes as the carrier was the first to bring Wi-Fi 7 to Canada at the end of June, launching in select areas of Calgary. Then last week, it announced that it also launched the technology in Atlantic Canada. 

Wi-Fi 7 is capable of multi-gig speeds over Wi-Fi and can connect to more than 200 devices at a time.

Rogers’ 5G Home Internet plans in Quebec.

Unfortunately for Quebec, it looks like Rogers’ new Wi-Fi 7 tech is only available with select 5G Home Internet plans, which provide internet using wireless 5G technology instead of cable or fibre. The plans cap out at 500Mbps download and 10Mbps upload, which won’t fully utilize the capabilities of Wi-Fi 7.

Customers will need to get either the ‘Popular’ or ‘Ultimate’ plans to get the Wi-Fi 7 router, which costs $35/mo and $55/mo, respectively. Learn more on Rogers’ website.

Rogers’ website also lists 5G Home Internet plans with Wi-Fi 7 for Ontario customers, but not for the company’s Xfinity broadband internet plans. When asked for a timeline on Wi-Fi 7 for Xfinity, Rogers said it’s “going to continue rolling Wi-Fi 7 out to customers this year.”

Rogers’ 5G Home Internet plans in Ontario.

The expansion of Wi-Fi 7 technology is welcome and should lead to better Wi-Fi experiences for Canadians. As someone with terrible internet in their home, I’m eagerly looking forward to Wi-Fi 7. However, the country has been slow to adopt the technology compared to the U.S., and Wi-Fi 7 is not yet available in Ontario.

Recently, Telus launched Wi-Fi 7 in B.C. and announced that it’s also launching in Alberta and Quebec.