OTTAWA and REGINA — Nokia announced today SaskTel is using its XGS-PON (10 gigabit symmetrical passive optical network) technology to deliver 1 Gbps service to customers across Saskatchewan, starting with initial roll-out in Regina and Saskatoon with additional communities to follow.
For its consumer subscribers, SaskTel is deploying Nokia’s XGS-PON to its existing and future fibre-served communities. Nokia’s technology will support faster broadband speeds and support SaskTel’s delivery of its maxTV and maxTV Stream video products and its Optimum In-home Wi-Fi service, says the press release.
SaskTel currently offers business customers gigabit services and with the launch of XGS-PON and will now be able to offer gigabit symmetrical services, supporting high upload speeds for video conferencing, large file sharing and collaboration, and cloud backups.
“Nokia is our trusted partner as we continue to improve our networks to meet the increasing demands of digitalization in businesses and in the home. The Nokia platform we are deploying today gives us a path forward to 25G PON so we can keep pace with how our customers are using our services,” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel president and CEO, in the press release.
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