MONTREAL – Bell has launched Whole Home Wi-Fi, dubbed Canada's first Wi-Fi service that brings smart and fast Wi-Fi to every room in the home while adapting to changing user requirements.
Whole Home Wi-Fi learns how households use the Internet and continually optimizes the home network to ensure all devices receive the strongest signal and the fastest speed available throughout the home, the company said Wednesday. The Bell Wi-Fi mobile app also allows customers to manage their entire home network remotely, including parental control over every Wi-Fi connected device.
Bell has partnered with California-based Plume to deliver new access points, called pods, that work with the cloud-based networking intelligence of Bell's Home Hub 3000 modem to deliver a fully adaptive Wi-Fi service.
Plume pods plug directly into standard electrical outlets to deliver whole-home Wi-Fi coverage free of dead zones. This mesh network solution also learns the household's schedule and user routines to ensure the network is optimized during peak usage hours.
Bell said the service is initially available to qualifying customers in Ontario and Quebec, to be followed “soon” in Atlantic Canada and Manitoba.
"The number of Wi-Fi enabled devices Canadians are using throughout their homes is growing fast. Backed by Fibe Internet, Bell Whole Home Wi-Fi offers them the full coverage and control they want from their in-home Wi-Fi experience," said Bell’s residential services and small business president Rizwan Jamal, in the news release. "Whole Home Wi-Fi is another example of the connected home technology that has made Bell the innovation leader in residential communications."
Whole Home Wi-Fi pods are available for $5 per month for a 4-pack and $2 per month for added singles and require a Home Hub 3000 modem, which is included with Fibe TV and select Internet packages. Existing Fibe Internet clients may switch to the Home Hub 3000 for $7 per month or $199.95.
More information is available at Bell.ca/WholeHomeWiFi
