WOODSTOCK, N.B. – Over 24,000 rural homes and businesses in Nova Scotia will soon have access to much better internet.
Xplornet Communications said today it will build a fibre optic network as part of a plan to connect the people in Cumberland and Colchester (the first two counties you’d drive through coming into the province from New Brunswick), who which currently have limited access to the broadband speeds and unlimited data typically offered in the cities.
The project was made possible because of investments announced today by Xplornet, Develop Nova Scotia, and the Municipalities of Cumberland and Colchester. The project will connect homes and businesses to fibre as well as to the latest fixed broadband technology supported by fibre.
“This represents a major expansion of our services in Nova Scotia and is an important chapter for our company,” said Allison Lenehan, Xplornet president and CEO.
The company said it will deploy fibre optic cable and 5G-ready wireless broadband infrastructure to its existing network, enabling the delivery of fibre-to-the-home and fixed wireless services. The project will cover 16,000 homes through the Nova Scotia Internet Funding Trust (NSIFT), along with an additional 8,000 homes outside of the scope of the program.
“The result will be access to competitively priced Internet packages, unlimited data, and speeds up to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps), exceeding targets established by the CRTC. Better still, the network is designed to support future customer needs, with speed capabilities that exceed 1 Gbps,” reads the release.
The project is expected to begin later this year.
