ADJALA-TOSORONTIO – Independent ISP Vianet announced today the latest extension of its fibre to the home service to the communities of Loretto, Keenansville, Colgan and other rural areas in Adjala-Tosorontio.
In addition to making 1 Gbps service available to more than 600 homes and businesses within Adjala-Tosorontio (pop. 11,000, just northeast or Orangeville) and neighbouring New Tecumseth, “this privately funded 45 km rural fibre project will also result in increased speeds and service reliability to hundreds of additional residents serviced from four fixed wireless sites now connected to Vianet’s fibre optic backbone,” reads the release.
Vianet has been activating FTTH service for residents in Loretto and Keenansville since September while continuing to build the final phases of the project. Initially scheduled to be completed mid-2021, Vianet said the municipality expedited permitting processes, which resulted in an accelerated timeline with final project splicing expected to be complete before the end of 2020.
“Working with Vianet over the past two years has been a positive experience for our township that will bring expansion of fibre optic to our residents,” said mayor Floyd Pinto (above), in the Vianet release. “I thank our township council and staff for helping cut red tape and unnecessary delays, I also thank Vianet for their quick response times that enabled moving projects forward. Working together we will be able to expand fibre optic around the township.”
“Before the pandemic, living in Adjala-Tosorontio with minimal internet options and slow speeds was manageable. Once the pandemic hit, everything changed. I couldn’t work from home with the service I had. Instead, I parked near a cell phone tower and worked from my van,” said local resident Nick Vyfschaft, quoted in the company release.
“Unfortunately, the cost of this was not manageable. Now that fibre is installed, I am working from home with ease. I download between 300 to 400 gigabytes a month and then upload a file of 700 to 900 Megabytes daily,” he added. Prior to that, sending files took longer than two hours.
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