Bell Aliant targets Halifax for next FTTH rollout

HALIFAX – Bell Aliant’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network FibreOp will be available in Halifax by the middle of the year, the telco confirmed Thursday.The company announced a $55 million investment in the network, which includes $2 million from the Government of Nova Scotia, to extend the network to approximately 160,000 homes and businesses in the Halifax Regional Municipality."The response to our FibreOP service has been outstanding, and we're pleased to now expand this network to customers in our largest and most competitive market," said president and CEO Karen Sheriff, in a statement. "Giving our customers access to the most advanced technology available...