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Bell, Telus fibre upload speeds far surpass other fixed broadband providers’ offerings, says Ookla


SEATTLE — The fibre offerings from Bell and Telus far outperform all other fixed broadband providers combined at the provincial level and in major Canadian cities, according to a recent report from Seattle-based fixed broadband and mobile network testing company Ookla. The report uses new data from Speedtest Intelligence for Canada during Q4 2021 to analyze the speed advantage of fibre compared to other fixed broadband technologies such as DSL. As Bell and Telus serve different parts of the country with their fibre offerings, Ookla “analyzed each province with an eye to how much faster the relevant fiber provider’s offerings...