REGINA – SaskTel announced Wednesday it has launched its 5G services in the town of Kindersley and the city of Melfort.
“We are thrilled to bring the next-generation of wireless technology to our customers in Kindersley and Melfort,” said Chad Olson, SaskTel chief technology officer, in a press release. “With both our 5G and fibre optic broadband networks available in these communities, residents have access to the same communications tools and technologies as those living in larger urban centres in Saskatchewan and across Canada.”
Residents can now get download speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps on the new network, which is part of the Crown corporation’s commitment to invest more than $1.6 billion across the province over the next five years.
“Wireless technologies and the connectivity they deliver are critical to Saskatchewan’s continued growth,” Don Morgan, minister responsible for SaskTel, said in the release. “Our government is pleased with SaskTel’s work to create a better future for residents across the province with the continued expansion of their world-class 5G and fibre networks.”
SaskTel has been actively rolling out its 5G network to more and more communities over the past few months. In May, it announced three additional cities that would get access to the newest wireless network.
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