Bell Aliant to expand FTTH network to Nova Scotia (Canada)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The FibreOP’ fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network will be expanded by Canadian telco Bell Aliant. The network is currently operational in New Brunswick and will be taken to Nova Scotia by the autumn, helped by a contribution of CAD2 million (USD1.9 million) from the provincial government.

CAD15 million will be initially invested by the telco in the Sydney, Nova Scotia area to bring FibreOP services to more than 30,000 homes and businesses there. The operators expect that 140,000 homes and businesses will have direct fibre by the end of the year as an attempt to fight off cable-based competition in its Atlantic Canada markets, especially from EastLink and Rogers Communications.

Additional CAD350 million investments to be made in 2011 and 2012 has also been announced by the company in May bringing the total investment in FTTH to almost CAD500 million and expanding FibreOP services to more than 600,000 homes and businesses.