B.C. telco taps Huawei for high speed Internet tests

VANCOUVER – Independent telecom provider ABC Communications is partnering with Huawei Canada in an effort to bring high speed Internet to customers in Lac La Hache, located in the province’s Cariboo region.The trial will use Huawei’s rural broadband technology, known as Massive MIMO Rural Broadband System, to deliver speeds of up to 100 Mbps to rural residents, more than double of what is currently available. Developed largely by Huawei's Canada Research Centre team over the last decade, Massive MIMO antenna equipment can simultaneously receive and transmit more than one data signal, meaning one Massive MIMO antenna can operate at the same efficiency and...