VANCOUVER — Lite Access Technologies Inc. announced today the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) in Cranbrook, B.C., has awarded the company the second phase of a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) construction project, valued at approximately $805,000.
Lite Access, a Vancouver-based company that specializes in the use of micro/narrow trenching technologies to deploy fibre networks, was awarded the first phase of the FTTH project in the First Nation community of ʔakisq̓nuk by the KNC in September 2021.
The contract for the first phase included “the design assist, supply and installation of the fibre build connecting all ʔakisq̓nuk community band office, health centre, recreation centre and service drops for all the homes and lots on subdivision road,” explains a press release.
“After successfully completing phase 1, Lite Access will continue with the construction project to include an additional 17kms of an in-ground backbone network, multiple highway road crossings, connectivity to a wireless tower via aerial as well as the installation of additional 37 service drops to the ʔakisq̓nuk First Nations homes,” the release continues.
“The award of this additional phase of the project is a testament to the ongoing relationship between Lite Access and the Ktunaxa Nation Council,” Mike Plotnikoff, CEO of Lite Access, said in the release. “We are extremely pleased to have been selected for this next phase, continuing what we started, and ensuring a robust project delivery for the Ktunaxa Nation Council and ʔakisq̓nuk.
“All of us at Lite Access look forward to a continued relationship with Ktunaxa Nation Council and ʔakisq̓nuk as we advance this critical project,” Plotnikoff added.
