Canada's #1 Internet provider delivers the fastest access speed
available to consumers
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 20, 2018 /CNW
Telbec/ - Canada's fastest Internet just got better with
Bell's announcement today of an increase in Fibe Internet access
speeds to 1.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps), the fastest access speed
to the home available in Canada.
"Bell Fibe brought Gigabit Internet speeds to Canada in 2015,
and we're proud to leverage the world's best network technology to
take Fibe even further with a new top speed of 1.5 Gbps for our
home and small-business customers," said Rizwan Jamal, President of Bell Residential and
Small Business. "Bell is already ranked as Canada's fastest
Internet provider, and we continue to lead the way in network
innovation. Enabling broad consumer access to the fastest Internet
speeds as well as Canada's overall competitiveness in
communications on the world stage, our latest Fibe speed
advancement is another step forward in the ongoing evolution of
Canada's broadband infrastructure."
Unlimited Fibe 1.5 Gbps service is now available in Ontario with rollouts to Québec, the Atlantic
provinces and Manitoba to follow.
Delivered over Bell's fibre to the premises (FTTP) network and
leveraging the powerful Home Hub 3000 modem/router already used by
most Bell FTTP customers, the enhanced Internet service offers
download speeds of up to 1.5 Gbps and uploads of up to 940 Megabits
per second (Mbps).
For full pricing and service details, please visit Bell.ca.
Canada's fastest Internet provider
In PCMag's The
Fastest ISPs of 2018: Canada report in June, Bell delivered the
highest overall Internet speed index ever recorded in Canada by the magazine and scored more than
30% higher than our nearest competitor. Atlantic Canada's Bell Aliant took second
place in the national ranking while Manitoba's Bell MTS moved into the top 10 for
the first time (Bell MTS was created following Bell's acquisition
of Manitoba Telecom Services last year).
Bell's rapidly expanding broadband fibre network is Canada's
most extensive, covering a total of 9.5 million homes and
businesses in 7 provinces – including more than 4.2 million
locations served by direct FTTP connections. In addition to
Canada's fastest Internet, Bell fibre connections also drive
service innovations like Bell Whole Home Wi-Fi, which brings the
smartest and fastest Internet access to every room of the home, and
the latest advances in television with Fibe TV and Alt TV.
Investing more than $4 billion
each year in Canada's next-generation networks, Bell delivers
world-class fibre connections for residential and business
customers, Canada's Best National Mobile Network with Bell LTE, the
country's largest network of state-of-the-art data hosting and
cloud computing centres, and leadership in the fast-growing
Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace. Bell Media is Canada's
premier content creation company with leading assets in television,
radio, out of home and digital media.
Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc.
(TSX, NYSE: BCE). To learn more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health with
national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's Talk
Day and provides significant funding for community care and access,
research and workplace initiatives in every region of the country.
To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Nathan Gibson
905-614-9596
nathan.gibson@bell.ca
@Bell_News
Investor inquiries:
Thane Fotopoulos
514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada