Even as some US carriers are just rolling out their 3G network, TELUS has announced that they will have their LTE (4G) network up and running with a “full national” launch in early 2010. This comes as part of a network sharing agreement with Bell, allowing them to get things up and running faster and cheaper than if they had to front it alone. It’s no cheap upgrade for either party, however - while they aren’t revealing the specifics, Telus does say that total capital requirements for 2009, including the LTE upgrades, will sit right around $750 million.

We’ve heard similar plans for a 2010 rollout from Verizon and AT&T, though most aren’t expecting it until sometime in 2012. It’s okay - by 2010, I’ll be so busy playing jetpack tennis with my robot butler that I won’t even notice the lack of 4G south of Canada.

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