SYDNEY – Bell Aliant is bringing its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technology to Sydney, Nova Scotia. The news comes a week after rival EastLink announced that Sydney would become its first community within Nova Scotia to go 100% digital.
In an announcement on Friday, Bell Aliant said that its FibreOP services and bundles will be available to residential and business customers in Sydney, Sydney River, North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Glace Bay and New Waterford as early as this fall.
"This advanced broadband network is the ultimate in today’s Internet and TV experience," said president and CEO Karen Sheriff, in a statement. "We’re extremely pleased to offer our customers this future-proof technology providing them with virtually limitless possibilities. Bell Aliant will be investing $15 million in the Sydney area to bring FibreOP services to more than 30,000 homes and businesses.”
FTTH is an advanced broadband network that carries FibreOP services, including Internet speeds of up to 170 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload, and high definition television viewing. The company said that it expects to pass 140,000 homes and businesses in the province with FTTH by the end of 2010. The Province of Nova Scotia is contributing $2 million to the project.
