$23 million project done ahead of time, too
BLANC-SABLON, Quebec – Telus announced today the completion of its 4G LTE network expansion to 14 isolated Lower North Shore communities, nearly a year ahead of the targeted completion date (Pictured above is its installation in Harrington Harbour. See below for the full map).
Done with financial assistance from the Canadian and Quebec governments, and the Société du Plan Nord 2,000 households have access to “high-speed Internet and mobile phone service and can browse the Internet at similar speeds as those living in urban areas,” says the press release.
Telus is also donating $40,000 in tablets and wireless plans to the Docteur Camille Marcoux Foundation, helping isolated patients connect with their loved ones and healthcare professionals.
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“This second major milestone marks the end of one of Telus’s most ambitious deployments ever,” said François Gratton, chair, Telus Québec. “This new connectivity enables local businesses to go digital, healthcare professionals to use virtual technologies, young people to continue their studies online, and families to stay in touch with loved ones. Even more importantly, the 4G LTE wireless technology will also make travel safer.”
“The first Lower North Shore communities to receive high speed Internet have been linked to the rest of the world for a year now, and we can already see the true potential of connectivity,” said Randy Jones, prefect of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence RCM. Lives have been saved thanks to the mobile network, new businesses have been created, and we can all stay virtually connected while we get through this unprecedented pandemic.”
“The deployment of the high-speed Internet and wireless phone service to 14 communities in the Lower North Shore was made possible through a joint contribution of over $23 million from the governments of Quebec and Canada, and Telus. To take on this immense challenge, the Telus team used an innovative combination of technologies, uniting fibre, a vast microwave ecosystem, and 4G LTE technology, and transported the equipment to the remote locations by plane, boat, and all-terrain vehicle. The project also brought fibre to 16 public organizations, including all of the region’s clinics and healthcare centres, and tripled the high-speed capacity of the 15 local schools,” reads the release.
For more, please click here. Photos courtesy of Telus.
