CALGARY — Alberta-based rural broadband provider Canadian Fiber Optics (CFOC) announced today it has launched 10 Gbps industrial internet service along the Highway 40 energy corridor in northwest Alberta.
CFOC says it has completed a privately funded, 250-kilometre fibre-optic transport network through the heart of the Montney gas field connecting Grande Cache with the Grande Prairie region.
The high-capacity network will help deliver 10 Gbps internet and bandwidth services to underserved communities in the Municipal District of Greenview, the County of Grande Prairie as well as the oil and gas industry operating in the region, says a press release.
“CFOC’s multi-million-dollar investment in fibre-optic infrastructure in northwest Alberta will enable 10 Gbps customized connectivity solutions for the oil and gas industry with blazing fast internet to underserved communities along the way,” said Arjen Kaput, CEO of Canadian Fiber Optics, in the release.
“We are proud of the fact that the infrastructure was built with North American material, procured through Alberta-based suppliers and constructed with our Alberta-based team. By using the very best technology available, our network is not only fast and extremely reliable but will enable our clients to roll out new health, safety, environmental and operational innovations with real-time technology this year.”
Last month, CFOC announced the launch of its privately funded, residential 10 Gbps fibre-optic network in Valleyview, Alta., located about 100 kilometres east of Grande Prairie.
For more on CFOC’s announcement from today, please click here.
