SaskTel continues to expand LTE in Rural Saskatchewan
SaskTel continues to expand LTE in Rural Saskatchewan
SaskTel today announced it has expanded LTE coverage for the first time to 62 towers in rural Saskatchewan increasing speeds in these areas by up to 10 times. The towers upgraded to LTE in rural areas include - the rural areas and communities around Regina, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, along Highway 11 between Regina & Saskatoon and west of Highway 11, and communities along Highway 7 west of Saskatoon.
“The Government of Saskatchewan understands the importance of providing advanced communications services to all parts of the province,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “The expansion of SaskTel’s wireless LTE network will have a profound impact on the social and economic development of everyone in the province.”
“SaskTel understands that our customers want access to fast and reliable data connections wherever they go,” said Ron Styles, SaskTel President and CEO. “By expanding our LTE network to 99% of the population of the province we’re making that dream into a reality.”
With LTE, SaskTel customers have the freedom to watch HD movies, stream music, share pictures and videos, and play games all at speeds that are up to 10 times faster than on 4G. In addition, the deployment of LTE will lay the groundwork for future network enhancements, such as the introduction Voice over LTE (VoLTE).
In addition, SaskTel continues to add capacity to LTE within Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw (see the full list of upgraded towers in Appendix A). The expansion of LTE is part of SaskTel’s commitment to invest over $300 million in capital in Saskatchewan in 2016/17 and $1.4 billion through 2016-2021.
About SaskTel
SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including 617,000 wireless accesses, 389,000 wireline network accesses, 273,000 Internet accesses and 111,000 maxTV™ subscribers. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries offer a wide range of ICT products and services including competitive voice, data and Internet services, wireless data services, maxTV services, data centre services, cloud-based services, security monitoring services, advertising services, and international software and consulting services. SaskTel and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have a workforce of approximately 4,000 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). Visit SaskTel at sasktel.com.
For more information, please contact:
Greg Jacobs, SaskTel Manager of External Communications
Phone: 306.777.3433
Email: Greg.Jacobs@sasktel.com
Appendix A – Tower Locations
Avonlea | Regina - Courtney St & Mapleford Gate |
Aylesbury | Regina - Dewdney Ave & Cornwall St. |
Baildon | Regina - East of the city & South of HWY #1 |
Balgonie | Regina - Fleet St & Ross Ave |
Beechy | Regina - Global Transportation Hub |
Belle Plaine | Regina - Green Moss Lane |
Bethune | Regina - Henderson Dr. & Leonard St. |
Big Beaver | Regina - HWY #1 & Eastgate Dr. |
Bladworth | Regina - HWY #1 & Lewvan Dr. |
Burstall | Regina - Imperial Park |
Caron | Regina - Industrial Dr. |
Caronport | Regina - Ken Jenkins Park |
Central Butte | Regina - Lache Park |
Chamberlain | Regina - Lacon St & Arcola Dr. |
Chaplin | Regina - Lockwood Rd & Gordon Rd |
Clavet | Regina - Longman Cres |
Coderre | Regina - Lorne St & 12th Ave |
Condie | Regina - McCarthy Blvd & Diefenbaker Dr. |
Craik | Regina - Montreal Cr & Broadway Ave |
Dahinda | Regina - North Railway St |
Dalmeny | Regina - Oriole Place |
Davidson | Regina - Park Ave & McAra St |
Deer Valley | Regina - Park St & Douglas Park Cr. |
Delisle | Regina - Parker Ave & Hillsdale St. |
Dundurn | Regina - Pasqua St & Stapleford Cr |
East of Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park | Regina - Pony Park |
Elbow | Regina - Ring Road & Albert St |
Eyebrow | Regina - Ring Road & Dewdney Ave E |
Findlater | Regina - Santa Maria Senior Citizen Home |
Fiske | Regina - Sask Polytechnic Campus |
Hague | Regina - South of the city & East of HWY #6 |
Hanley | Regina - University of Regina |
Harris | Regina - Victoria Ave & University Park Dr. |
Intersection of Highway 751 and Highway 42 | Regina - Wellesley Park |
Kenaston | Regina - Whitmore Park |
Kerrobert | Regina - Winnipeg St. & 5th Ave N |
Kindersley | Regina - Winnipeg St. N. |
Langham | Regina Beach |
Lucky Lake | Rosetown |
Lumsden | Rouleau |
Martensville | Saskatoon - 17 St W & Ave F South |
Moose Jaw - Canadian Forces Base | Saskatoon - 1st Ave N & 23 St. E |
Moose Jaw - Caribou St W and 13th Ave NE, Moose Jaw | Saskatoon - 41 St & Quebec Ave |
Moose Jaw - Lynbrook Heights | Saskatoon - 56 St E & Miners Ave |
Moose Jaw - Ominica St W and Main St N Moose Jaw | Saskatoon - Aird St & Cumberland Ave S |
Moose Jaw - Palliser Heights | Saskatoon - Airport |
Moose Jaw - Parkdale Boulevard | Saskatoon - Albert Ave & 1st St E. |
Moose Jaw - South along HWY 363 | Saskatoon - Campbell Ave & 7th St E |
Moose Jaw -10 Ave SW and Bowing St West Moose Jaw | Saskatoon - Clarence Ave S & 12 St E |
Morse | Saskatoon - Clarence Ave S & Cartwright St |
Mossbank | Saskatoon - Dudley St & Avenue RS |
Netherhill | Saskatoon - Grasswood Rd & Louis Riel Trail |
North of Buffalo Pound Provincial Park | Saskatoon - Hart Rd and HWY #7 |
North of Craven & East of HWY #641 | Saskatoon - Huges Dr & Battleford Trail |
North of Crestwynd | Saskatoon - Idylwyld Dr & 4 St W |
Ormiston | Saskatoon - Innovation Place |
Outlook | Saskatoon - Kerr Rd & Kenderline Rd |
Pense | Saskatoon - Lorne Ave & Exhibition Rd |
Plenty | Saskatoon - McOrmond Rd & 8 St E |
Regina - 13th Ave & Sanda Schmirler Way | Saskatoon - North of the city along HWY #11 |
Regina - 14th Ave & Broad St | Saskatoon - Pinehouse Dr & Reindeer Rd |
Regina - 25th Ave & Campbell St | Saskatoon - Preston Ave N & Circle Dr |
Regina - 2nd Ave | Saskatoon - Russell Rd & Goerzen St |
Regina - 31st Ave & Rae St. | Saskatoon - Stensrud Rd & Willowgrove Cr |
Regina - 4th Ave and Lewvan Dr | Saskatoon - Wedge Rd & George Rd |
Regina - 4th Ave E. & Mckay St. | Secretan |
Regina - Albert St & 13th Ave | South of Discovery Ridge |
Regina - Albert St & 21 Ave | Spring Valley |
Regina - Arcola Ave & Doan Drive | Victor Rd & Range Rd 3052 |
Regina - Argyle St N & Davin Cr | Waldheim |
Regina - Big Bear Blvd | Warman |
Regina - College Ave & Albert St. | White City |
Regina - Courtney St & 9th Ave N. | Willow Bunch |