MARKHAM, Ont. and WINNIPEG — Rural broadband provider Xplornet Communications Inc. announced today it has acquired the high-speed Internet business of Winnipeg-based Full Throttle Networks Inc.
Full Throttle Networks operates a fixed wireless network “providing broadband access service to over 1,600 residential and commercial customers in Winnipeg and surrounding communities,” according to a press release.
“The acquired customers are anticipated to benefit from Xplornet’s fibre-to-the-premise and 5G fixed wireless rollout plans in the province of Manitoba,” the release reads.
Xplornet is currently expanding its fibre network across the province and upgrading towers with 5G equipment “to deliver faster speeds to over 350 rural and 30 First Nation communities,” the release says.
“Full Throttle customers located in the network upgrade areas will be able to take advantage of download speeds up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds up 10 Mbps, as well as speeds of 1 Gbps in fibre areas, once the project is complete.”
“The acquisition of Full Throttle Networks supports our ambitious plan to offer more Manitobans access to the latest network technologies and fastest speeds,” said Bill Macdonald, executive vice-president of business development at Xplornet, in the release. “We’re eager to bring the vast benefits of high-speed Internet connectivity to even more Manitobans so they can connect to what matters.”
“We are confident we have brought our network to the best home possible, to bring the service and technology to the next level and beyond,” said Dane Davis, president of Full Throttle Networks. “We would like to extend a warm thank you to our amazing customers for believing in us, encouraging us, and joining us along our journey. We hope they are just as excited as we are for this new path of evolution we are embarking on.”
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