SaskTel announced Friday that it has expanded 5G service in more communities in Saskatchewan.
The Crown corporation said it launched 5G on 30 additional cell sites serving rural and highway corridors across the province.
The expansion will benefit Air Ronge (west), Assiniboia, Boundary Dam, Christopher Lake north and south, Crescent Lake, Dafoe, Delmas, Denzil, Elfros, Fiske, Gull Lake (north), Lang, Lanigan (north), Lashburn, Moosomin (east), Neuanlage, Osler, Otthon, Pilot Butte (north), Pontrilas, Springside, Viscount, Waseca, Highway 4 (south of Meadow Lake), Highway 4 (south of Rosetown), Highway 21 (north of Maple Creek), Highway 45 (southwest of Outlook), Highway 55 (east of Nipawin) and Highway 55 (northeast of Prince Albert).
SaskTel’s 5G network can currently provide download speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps but promises to provide faster speeds as the network matures.
The expansion is part of SaskTel’s commitment to invest more than $1.6 billion into infrastructure in the province over five years.
“At SaskTel, we’re firmly committed to being the best at connecting our customers to the world,” Charlene Gavel, SaskTel President and CEO, said in a press release. “The continued rollout of our 5G network will strengthen the technological foundation of our province and help support the development of exciting innovations that have the power to transform nearly every aspect of modern life.”
