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Bell, MTS, help sponsor Winnipeg’s Innovation Alley


WINNIPEG – Bell and MTS have announced plans to bring faster broadband and wireless Internet to Winnipeg’s Innovation Alley as the two companies continue to work closer together while awaiting all approvals of BCE's proposed purchase of the Manitoba telco.The two companies announced a three-year sponsorship of Innovation Alley Tuesday that will see the technology hub become the launch point for the deployment of Gigabit Fibe Internet and LTE-Advanced wireless in the province.  Bell said that would offer access speeds up to 20 faster than those currently available in Manitoba.The move is part of the combined entity's plan to invest...