Telus announced Tuesday its PureFibre services will soon be available in the Township of Langley, Kwantlen First Nation’s McMillan Island 6 and Katzie First Nation’s Katzie 2 communities in British Columbia.
“As a proud resident of the Township of Langley, I couldn’t be more excited to help bring TELUS’ PureFibre services to the region,” Daryl Storey, vice president of investment return excellence at Vancouver-based Telus, said in a press release. “This new infrastructure will support critical, transformational change in the region, and open the door to new possibilities to participate and thrive in today’s digital economy.”
The project is being conducted with the support of the Township of Langley’s mayor and council, Kwantlen First Nation and Katzie First Nation, according to the press release.
“Over the coming weeks, residents and businesses can expect to see construction notices and communications from Fibre Connect, the company operating the fibre-to-the-premise network, and Ledcor Technical Services, the primary construction contractor,” the release says.
When the project is complete, Telus will engage with newly connected residents and businesses to offer them its services including PureFibre Gigabit internet, Optik TV, Smart Home Security and other technology solutions, the telecom says.
“The Township of Langley is thrilled to work with TELUS, Fibre Connect and other partners to help the expansion of PureFibre in our communities,” Township of Langley Mayor Eric Woodward said in a statement. “This significant investment in the Township of Langley’s future will help our growing community get connected and deliver much-needed service residents have long been looking for.”
The new fibre infrastructure will also serve as the backbone of Telus’s wireless network, “laying the groundwork for 5G technologies in the years to come, and ensuring that people living in the Township have the tools they need to fully participate in the digital economy,” the press release says.
The rollout of PureFibre services to the Township of Langley “marks a significant milestone in TELUS’ ongoing efforts to bring Western Canada’s fastest and most reliable internet technology to even more communities, residents and businesses,” the release says.
Currently, more than 1.9 million homes and businesses in British Columbia have access to Telus PureFibre, including more than 280,000 in rural areas, according to the release.
