Technologies, Topics and Trends
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‘Ignominious anniversary’ of Hydro’s stalled broadband deal
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Iconic Churchill Tundra Buggy goes electric
5 minute read Preview Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021Bell MTS enhancing broadband for rural areas
3 minute read Wednesday, Jun. 23, 2021Bell MTS is launching its Wireless Home Internet service for 12 communities across Manitoba, with enhanced broadband access for nearly 40,000 rural and remote locations to come by the end of 2021.
“It’s an exciting chapter for us and for all of Manitoba,” said Ryan Klassen, vice-chair of Bell MTS and Western Canada, in an interview Tuesday.
The new 5G-capable network will offer download speeds of up to 50 megabits per second and upload speeds of 10 Mbps, with no data overage fees on the 3500 MHz spectrum. It’s part of a recent $1.7-billion investment from telecommunications giant Bell Canada, as it expands across the country from province to province over the next two years.
“COVID-19 certainly accelerated the need for something like this, because we’ve all been relying more than we ever have on strong and trustworthy internet service,” Klassen told the Free Press. “But in many ways, it also predates that, because these are communities that haven’t had this kind of access before.”
