CALGARY – Shaw Communications today launched what it’s calling Gig Wi-Fi to give customers “the faster speeds, lower latency, and more consistent Wi-Fi signal they need to connect all their devices.”
Available today, the new level of service takes advantage of the Shaw Fibre+ Gateway 2.0 modem, its “new Wi-Fi 6-certified modem capable of delivering gigabit Wi-Fi download speeds in the home” and allowing for many more devices to be used at the same time, says the release.
“As Western Canadians continue incorporating more connected technology in their home to work, game and stream, they may be surprised that having dozens of connected devices has propelled their household into the super-user category, requiring access to a more efficient high-quality broadband connection,” said Paul Deverell, Shaw’s president, consumer, in the release.
The rise of connected devices in the home continues to increase, with an estimated 423.1 million devices set to enter Canadian households by 2023 versus 245.6 million in 2018, according to Cisco, reads the Shaw release.
With too many devices on older modems and routers (laptops, smartphones, smart light bulbs, security cameras and systems) all competing for Wi-Fi bandwidth, in-home networks bog down, and this new offering mitigates those issues.
The Shaw Fibre+ Gateway 2.0 is the second Wi-Fi 6-capable modem available from a Western Canadian internet service provider.
Novus Communications launched a Wi-Fi 6 capable service delivering 2.5 Gbps service last month.
