REGINA – SaskTel is launching its fibre optic network infiNET in residential areas of Weyburn, and will begin to connect its high speed Internet and maxTV customers in completed areas of the city.
infiNET is being deployed through SaskTel’s fibre to the premises (FTTP) program, a $670 million investment to deploy fibre optics directly to homes and upgrade the broadband network in the nine largest urban centers in the province: Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Weyburn, Estevan, Swift Current, Yorkton, North Battleford and Prince Albert.
Once connected, infiNET will allow customers to experience Internet speeds of up to 260 Mbps for downloading and 60 Mbps for uploading, plus enable the company's Max television customers to receive HD programming and digital TV recording delivered to every set-top box in the home.
“SaskTel is proud to be the only provider in Saskatchewan that offers a direct to home fibre connection,” said president and CEO Ron Styles, in the news release. “Today with infiNET our customers will be able to download HD movies and music, enjoy uninterrupted streaming, and transfer files faster than ever before. Plus in the future with infiNET we will be able to significantly increase speeds over time without the need to replace the fibre which will allow for even faster connections.”
