Cable / Telecom News

Quadro completes 10 year, fibre network build


KIRKTON, ON – Quadro Communications Co-op has completed an overbuild of its legacy copper network to a 100% fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network in its original serving area in southwestern Ontario.The rural telecom co-operative said Monday that the 10 year, $20 million project offers fibre technology to customers in its Granton, Kirkton, Sebringville, and Uniondale exchanges, an area that covers 800-square-kilometers and serves approximately 3000 individual locations. Using active Ethernet technology and broadband access solutions from Calix, Quadro added that it now has the ability to deliver up to gigabit Internet speeds, supporting broadband applications including voice, telecommuting, gaming, and video streaming.“Quadro’s fibre...