Friday, January 27, 2012
World-class FibreOP TV and Internet
services coming to Bridgewater
Bridgewater, NS
- Bell Aliant is bringing its fibre-to-the
home (FTTH) network to Bridgewater, Nova
Scotia, investing $2.1 million to expand its
FibreOP™ services to 4,300 homes
and businesses in the area.
"The capabilities are endless with
FibreOP,"said Andre LeBlanc, VP
Residential Product, Bell Aliant.
"FibreOP
is the only 100 per cent fibre optic network
that connects straight customers' homes so
everything works faster, easier and
better.
FibreOP delivers the fastest
Internet, video sharing and the ultimate
high-definition TV experience."
FibreOP Internet offers choices in
speeds, including the fastest Internet
available in Nova Scotia, with 170 Mbps
download and 30 Mbps upload service. These
speeds enable customers to not only download
music or movies and share video or photos
faster than ever before, but also accommodate
the growing need for multiple users in the
home.
FibreOPTV is the ultimate TV
experience allowing customers to watch, record
and pause live TV from any room with our best
Whole Home PVR. The new TV product also
includes superior Whole Home HD, the Ultimate
Video-on-Demand - with the most HD movies and
the most popular TV shows in HD - and the Next
Generation Interactive Guide, with easy-to-use
features like picture-in-picture browsing and
advanced search capability.
FibreOPfor business delivers
faster Internet to business customers, over a
100 per cent fibre optic network straight to
their business, providing superior speed and
greater reliability.
By the end of 2012, Bell Aliant will have
invested approximately half a billion dollars
to extend FTTH to more than 600,000 homes and
businesses throughout its territory.
FibreOPexpansion is continuing in
the Halifax Regional Municipality, and builds
are complete in New Glasgow, Wolfville,
Windsor, Kentville, Truro, and Sydney, Sydney
River, North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Glace Bay
and New Waterford. The product is also
available in parts of New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador.
"We continue to roll-out
FibreOP
in the locations that make good business sense
for us," said Mr. LeBlanc. "Bridgewater is one
of those locations."
Bell Aliant was the first in Canada to cover an
entire city with fibre-to-the-home, and has
been recognized as the best in all of North
America for innovation and leadership in FTTH
deployment with the FTTXcellence
Award.
Customers in Bridgewater can pre-register for
FibreOPor calling 1-866-FIBREOP
(1-866-342-7367) and will be notified when
service is available in their area.
About Bell Aliant
Bell Aliant (TSX: BA) is one of North
America's largest regional communications
providers and the first company in Canada to
cover an entire city with fibre-to-the-home
(FTTH) technology with its
FibreOP™ services. Through its
operating entities it serves customers in six
Canadian provinces with innovative information,
communication and technology services including
voice, data, Internet, video and value-added
business solutions. Bell Aliant's employees
deliver the highest quality of customer
service, choice and convenience.
For media relations, please
contact:
Sarah Levy MacLeod
855-487-5026
sarah.levy@bellaliant.ca