(French) Public Mobile blog reader Maxo asked us a question about our bandwidth and it’s a good one.  We thought we’d share it (and our answer) with you.

Maxo:  Hi, I think that what scares people is the new bandwidth you’re using.  There is not one other company in America who uses it and that feeds our skepticism.   Have you done conclusive testing and are you not worried about facing unexpected surprises when you launch?

Public Mobile:  Hi Maxo.  Thanks for your questions. The spectrum that Public Mobile purchased is really no different to the rest of the spectrum that was auctioned last year by Industry Canada. In February this year we demonstrated this at a press conference in Toronto where we made a call over our recently purchased spectrum using mobile phone equipment that is commercially available. Similar spectrum is owned by Sprint in the United States.

We have a great network team here at Public Mobile and they’re working hard to ensure that our launch is problem free. Check back in tomorrow to see a video of Brian, our technical lead, and get a tour of one of our antenna sites.