WOODSTOCK, N.B. – Satellite and wireless broadband provider Xplornet Communications said Monday it will provide homes and businesses with internet download speeds up to 25 Mbps to 100% of the rural population by 2016.
“CRTC and Industry Canada have forged a vision and an action plan to ensure all Canadians have equal access to high speed broadband,” the company noted in a press release. “Xplornet has embraced this vision and is executing a plan to provide customers outside big cities with the most attractive Internet experience that technology can provide. Xplornet has started rolling out a new Long Term Evolution (LTE) fixed-wireless network this year and will activate two state of the art next generation satellites in 2016 with the aim of making 25 Mbps broadband service available at affordable prices to 100% of Canadian homes and businesses outside of the big urban cities.”
Last week, Industry Minister James Moore said the federal government will spend over $300 million to bring broadband to 280,000 rural Canadians by 2017, meaning 98% of our population will be covered. Xplornet is now promising full coverage, faster speeds and a year earlier than the Canadian government. One would expect Xplornet to take advantage of the new government program, which aims to help fund private companies bring broadband to the furthest reaches of the nation.
Today, most rural Canadians can not do things online urban Canadians can do such as stream HD content on Netflix or download videos in a timely manner. With Xplornet's new LTE fixed-wireless and next generation satellite network, even the most remote homes and businesses in Canada will have access to the same amazing online experiences, at affordable prices, similar to their urban counterparts, says the company.
"We have heard for years that getting fast, affordable high-speed Internet to 100% of the country isn't possible – that the technology and dollars just are not there," said Allison Lenehan, president. "We have made it our mission to ignore the impossible and make access to fast, reliable internet access a reality. Despite Canada's massive geography and difficult topography, it will not matter where you live, even in the far north, we will deliver an Internet experience that can handle even the most speed-intensive online applications, and we'll do it for about the same price you would pay if you lived in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or Fredericton."
