CALGARY – Shaw Communications has expanded its broadband network to B.C.’s Bowen Island, one of the 23 local authorities that comprise Metro Vancouver.
Working with the Bowen Island Municipality, Shaw began expanding its broadband network to the island in September 2017 with the installation of a high-capacity submarine fibre optic cable from West Vancouver. Shaw teams completed network installation earlier this month and are now ready to roll out the company’s residential products and services across the entire island.
“Connectivity is the fuel that powers our daily lives, and as a trailblazer of broadband in Western Canada, we understand how important access to fast, high-speed internet is for our customers,” said Shaw president Jay Mehr, in the news release. “Our teams on Bowen Island have been working tirelessly over the last year-and-a-half to upgrade our broadband network, and today we’re excited to give residents access to the same fast and reliable internet speeds that residents across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland currently enjoy.”
The expansion into Bowen Island boosts the size of Shaw’s broadband network, consisting of multi-gigabit-capable coaxial cable and over 1.4 million kilometres of optical fibre.
