TORONTO — As part of its partnership with the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), Rogers Communications announced today it has extended its 5G network to reach eight new cities and towns in Eastern Ontario.
With the network expansion, Rogers 5G is now available in Carleton Place, Cobourg, Kingston, Lindsay, Perth, Peterborough, Picton and Port Hope.
“Strong, reliable connectivity plays a critical role in Canadians’ daily lives, and Rogers is proud to bring next-generation wireless service to communities across Eastern Ontario,” said Ted Woodhead, Rogers Communications’ president for Eastern Ontario, in a press release.
“We are committed to investing in our networks and working with government partners to continue delivering world-class technology that will drive innovation and prosperity across the region,” Woodhead said.
This network expansion is part of a $300 million partnership between Rogers, EORN, the federal government and the province of Ontario, which will see Rogers “deliver mobile connectivity to 113 municipalities and Indigenous communities in Eastern Ontario by building more than 300 new cellular towers and upgrading over 300 pre-existing sites by 2025,” the press release says. (Cartt.ca first reported on the partnership here.)
“We congratulate Rogers Communications for completing the first step in improving the reach and quality of cellular coverage across eastern Ontario through the EORN Cell Gap Project,” said J. Murray Jones, chair of EORN.
“Using the latest technologies available, upgrades to the Rogers network in these communities will help support economic growth and improved quality of life. We also appreciate the support of our federal, provincial and municipal partners in helping us close the gap in mobile services,” Jones said.
As part of an additional $140 million investment (which we told you about here) related to this project, Rogers is expanding its fibre-to-the-home network in Eastern Ontario to service more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Quinte West, Belleville and Prince Edward County.
Rogers’s press release says this work is “part of the company’s ongoing commitment to expand service and improve connectivity for underserved communities, including more rural and remote regions in Ontario.”
“Since January 2020, Rogers has enhanced its wireless networks across more than 200 Ontario communities and delivered fixed broadband network upgrades to nearly 100 communities across the province,” the release says.
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