GRAND FALLS, NB – Bell Aliant has invested $2 million to expand its fibre-to-the home (FTTH) network FibreOp to the 3,000 homes and businesses in Grand Falls which will be up and running this Friday.
In addition, the company announced plans to spend $4.1 million to bring FibreOp to Corner Brook, NL, expanding the service to more than 10,000 homes and businesses in that area.
FTTH is a broadband network made of glass fibre-optic cable that connects straight to a customers' home or business, increasing connection speeds and data capability available to users. Bell Aliant's FibreOp network offers Internet download speeds of up to 250 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 30 Mbps.
"We are excited to continue our expansion in Newfoundland by bringing this technology to our customers in the Corner Brook area," said Andre LeBlanc, VP of residential services, in the announcement. “Demand for bandwidth continues to grow, and more and more, our customers are looking for faster speeds on more connected devices. That's what FibreOp can offer – unprecedented speed and nearly limitless capacity."
