- Bell 5G+ service is now available in East St. Paul, Headingley, St.
Andrews and Winnipeg
- With 5G+, the country's fastest mobile technology yet,
Manitobans can expect a superior mobile experience, including
faster speeds and more responsiveness
- Bell ranked fastest 5G network in Manitoba, according to PCMag's 2022 Fastest
Mobile Networks Canada report
WINNIPEG, MB, April 25,
2023 /CNW/ - Bell today announced the availability of
5G+ service in Manitoba, offering
customers the country's fastest mobile technology yet on
Manitoba's top-ranked 5G wireless
network. Available in East St.
Paul, Headingley,
St. Andrews and Winnipeg, Bell 5G+ is expected to be faster
and more responsive, allowing for a superior mobile experience.
Bell began deploying 3500 MHz wireless spectrum in the summer of
2022, introducing 5G+ service to areas across Ontario, Atlantic
Canada and Western Canada.
With today's expansion to Manitoba, Bell now offers 5G+ coverage to more
than 40% of the Canadian population, including the availability of
peak theoretical download speeds of 3 Gbps in select markets.
"I'm thrilled to offer our Bell customers in Manitoba access to the latest and most
advanced mobile technology available today. With 5G+, we are paving
the way for the future of connectivity, empowering businesses,
enhancing consumer experiences and unlocking new possibilities.
This milestone, coupled with our ongoing broadband investments in
the region, represents our commitment to innovation and delivering
world-class network and communication services to our valued
customers in Manitoba."
- Paul Norris, VP, Consumer
Sales & Vice Chair of Bell MTS and Western Canada
5G customers with a compatible 5G+ device and rate plan, and who
are inside Manitoba's 5G+
coverage areas, can immediately take advantage of Bell 5G+ speeds.
Those outside of the coverage areas can continue to enjoy 5G, LTE
and 4G on Canada's best network.
For more details about 5G+, including coverage, pricing,
availability and compatible devices, please
visit Bell.ca/network.
Connecting Manitobans to new
economic opportunities
Earlier this month, Bell MTS announced plans to connect more
Manitobans to new economic opportunities with a continued
commitment to broadband investment in communities large and small
across the province. Fully funded by Bell, this rural broadband
expansion program will bring all-fibre connections to East St. Paul, Gimli, Headingley, Ste.
Anne, Teulon, and
West St. Paul, providing fast and
high-capacity 100% fibre connections with Internet download speeds
of up to 1.5 Gbps and access to leading Bell MTS services such as
Fibe TV. Surpassing $1.3 billion in
capital expenditures since 2017 to bring high quality connections
to more Manitobans, Bell MTS has been executing the accelerated
rollout of its broadband fibre, 5G, and Wireless Home Internet
networks.
Quick facts
- Bell 5G+ offers Manitobans the fastest mobile technology
ever
- Bell 5G+ is expanding to Manitoba; to be available in East St. Paul, Headingley, St.
Andrews and Winnipeg
- Bell now covers over 40% of the Canadian population with 5G+,
including the availability of peak theoretical download speeds of 3
Gbps in select markets
- Manitobans outside of the 5G+ coverage areas can enjoy 5G
service on Canada's best 5G network; Bell 5G covers over 70% of
Manitoba's population
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing
advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet, media and business
communication services throughout the country. Founded in Montréal
in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a better
today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and economic
prosperity of our communities with a commitment to the highest
environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This includes
the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian mental
health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell
Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community care and
access, research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout
the country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries
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Bengian
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Certain statements made in this news release are forward-looking
statements, including statements relating to our network deployment
plans and anticipated capital expenditures as well as the benefits
expected to result therefrom, our business outlook, objectives,
plans and strategic priorities, and other statements that are not
historical facts. All such forward-looking statements are made
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as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Our
network deployment plans and anticipated capital expenditures and
the benefits expected to result therefrom are subject to risks and,
accordingly, there can be no assurance that our network deployment
plans will be completed, that our anticipated capital expenditures
will be made or that the benefits expected to result therefrom will
be realized. The completion of our network deployment plans
assumes, among others, the availability of sufficient equipment,
labour and capital, and the value of our planned capital
expenditures assumes our ability to access or generate the
necessary sources of capital. However, there can be no certainty
that the required equipment, labour and sources of capital
will be available with the result that our actual network
deployments and capital expenditures could materially differ from
current expectations. For additional information on assumptions and
risks underlying certain of our forward-looking statements made in
this news release, please consult BCE Inc.'s (BCE) 2022 Annual
MD&A dated March 2, 2023, and
BCE's news release dated February 2,
2023 announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter
of 2022, filed by BCE with the Canadian provincial securities
regulatory authorities (available at Sedar.com) and with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available
at SEC.gov). These documents are also available
at BCE.ca.
SOURCE Bell Canada