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'''Shaw Mobile''' is a division of [[Shaw Communications]] which sells [[wireless]] services in the [[Canada|Canadian]] provinces of [[British Columbia]] and [[Alberta]]. Its launch was announced on July 30, 2020. |
'''Shaw Mobile''' is a [[mobile virtual network operator]] (MVNO) division of [[Freedom Mobile]], itself a subsidiary of [[Shaw Communications]], which sells [[wireless]] services in the [[Canada|Canadian]] provinces of [[British Columbia]] and [[Alberta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shawmobile.ca/docs/default-source/general/terms_of_service.pdf|title=Shaw Mobile Terms of Service|accessdate=August 4, 2020|quote=Shaw Mobile is a brand operated by Freedom Mobile Inc. [...] an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Shaw Communications Inc.}}</ref> Its launch was announced on July 30, 2020. |
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Shaw Mobile is an MVNO on the existing Freedom Mobile network, which has been owned by Shaw Communications since 2016. However, Shaw Mobile is positioned as being a comparable service to the flagship brands of the "big three" national mobile providers ([[Bell Mobility|Bell]], [[Rogers Wireless|Rogers]] and [[Telus Mobility|Telus]]) with offerings that can be bundled with Shaw’s home internet services, whereas Freedom's main competitors are [[flanker brand]]s such as [[Virgin Mobile Canada|Virgin]], [[Fido Solutions|Fido]], and [[Koodo Mobile|Koodo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/07/30/shaw-mobile-launches-in-alberta-bc-alongside-shaws-freedom-mobile.html|title=Shaw Mobile launches in Alberta, B.C., alongside Shaw’s Freedom Mobile|first=David|last=Paddon|work=The Canadian Press (via [[Toronto Star]])|date=July 30, 2020|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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| Company type | Division |
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| Industry | Mobile network operator |
| Founded | Calgary, Alberta (2020) |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Products | Feature phones, mobile broadband modems, smartphones (Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Windows Phone), tablet computers |
| Services | HSPA (including HSPA+), LTE, mobile broadband, SMS, telephony |
| Parent | Shaw Communications |
| Website | www |
Shaw Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) division of Freedom Mobile, itself a subsidiary of Shaw Communications, which sells wireless services in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.[1] Its launch was announced on July 30, 2020.
Shaw Mobile is an MVNO on the existing Freedom Mobile network, which has been owned by Shaw Communications since 2016. However, Shaw Mobile is positioned as being a comparable service to the flagship brands of the "big three" national mobile providers (Bell, Rogers and Telus) with offerings that can be bundled with Shaw’s home internet services, whereas Freedom's main competitors are flanker brands such as Virgin, Fido, and Koodo.[2]
Shaw Mobile is a brand operated by Freedom Mobile Inc. [...] an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Shaw Communications Inc.
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