08:53 AM EDT, 05/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Rogers Communications (RCI-B.TO) on Friday said it has started the next phase of construction of its cellular network in the Toronto subway system to expand 5G services and access to 911 for all riders.

The expansion work began this week in the tunnels between Kennedy and Warden stations on Line 2. Together with the Toronto Transit Commission, Rogers is expanding the network in phases to connect the remaining 36 kilometres of tunnels without coverage.

When complete, the modernized and expanded 5G network will deliver mobile voice and data services in all 75 stations and tunnels across Toronto's subway system.

In April 2023, Rogers acquired the cellular network in the TTC subway system from BAI Canada. BAI's aging 3G and 4G network only reached station platforms and concourses and 25% of the tunnels.