(Sasktel)

By Nigel Maxwell

Improving communication

Lake Country to receive 5G boost

Mar 15, 2024 | 1:00 PM

Rural areas north of Prince Albert and east of Nipawin are the latest to benefit from Sasktel’s expansion of its 5G network.

Among the 30 additional cell sites impacted are ones in the Christopher Lake area, as well northeast of Prince Albert towards Candle Lake and east of Nipawin off highway 55.

“Our government is pleased that more families and businesses who live and work in rural communities now have access to the same wireless network and technologies as those in our larger urban centres,” said Alana Ross, MLA for Prince Albert Northcote in a media release. “The efforts being put forward by SaskTel to expand their cutting-edge wireless and fibre networks across the province will help improve the quality of life and drive economic activity in all corners of Saskatchewan.”

Currently, SaskTel’s 5G network can deliver data speeds of up to 1.2 Gigabits per second (Gbps), and as it matures the network is expected to provide significantly faster speeds.

This in turn is expected to support other technological advancements in remote healthcare, online learning, agriculture, and transportation.

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(Sasktel)

Over the next five years, SaskTel has made a commitment to invest more than $1.6 billion of capital across Saskatchewan.

“At SaskTel, we’re firmly committed to being the best at connecting our customers to the world,” said Charlene Gavel, SaskTel President and CEO. “The continued rollout of our 5G network will strengthen the technological foundation of our province and help support the development of exciting innovations that have the power to transform nearly every aspect of modern life.”

A similar announcement was made last month for the City of Prince Albert.

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