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Volume 23 Number 12
December 2022
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a gigabit per second. Xplore currently offers giga-bit-speed fibre service to rural customers in parts of Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, with additional fibre projects underway in seven provinces. Xplore offers customers unlimited data. “We know that our customers want to be more and more connected and on more devices than ever before,” says Grecco. “Unlimited data is critical because it means there’s no limit to what our customers can do online, whether that’s surfing the web at home, powering their business, connecting to virtual healthcare, or learning and working from home.”
Tired of slow or inconsistent internet service? Xplore (previously Xplornet Communications) is currently rolling out ‘ fibre-to-the-premises’ (right to your door) and 5G broadband internet to rural customers right across the country. Xplore is investing $500 million by 2025 to deploy state-of-theart scalable fibre Internet and fibre-powered 5G fixed wireless technology in its facilities-based network. “Xplore is Canada’s fibre and 5G company for rural living. We’re committed to the relentless pursuit of an improved broadband experience for the better everyday living of rural Canadians,” says Melissa Grecco, Xplore’s manager of government relations and stakeholder affairs. “Our investment in improved internet will benefit rural Canadians for years
to come,even as data usage and the number of connected devices grows.” Xplore, has been in the internet business for nearly 20 years. Since the company’s earliest days, it has focused on providing internet connectivity to rural Canadians. “We believe everyone should be able to connect without compromise. We rebranded as Xplore because we believe that our customers should be able to access the internet and explore whatever they wish. Rural Canadians deserve reliable internet access no different than those living in the hearts of Canada’s biggest cities,” says Grecco. Fibre Internet is the fastest Internet technology available today, allowing download and upload speeds of up to
Xplore has a long history of providing vital internet connectivity to rural Canadians. Founded in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Xplore has become Canada’s largest rural-focused Internet provider to both residential and business customers. Last year, Xplore launched plans offering download speeds up to 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds up to 10 Mbps with unlimited data to over half a million homes as a result of investments in their LTE fixed wireless network. The Government of Canada previously announced its goal to connect all Canadians to 50/10 Mbps speeds in an effort to close the connectivity gap and so that all Canadians have access to fast and reliable Internet, no matter where they live.
Now, the installation of a fibre network means Xplore is taking another big step to eliminate the digital divide between urban and rural Canadians, allowing small town and farming Canadians at-their-fingertips access to the world at much higher speed. Greco says Xplore values the importance of Canadian farmers, and is committed to ensuring it delivers the internet access today’s farmers need. “For farmers, a reliable Internet connection is key for so many functions. It’s vital for record keeping, whether that’s for production records or traceability in food production. It can help automate tasks, reduce costs and waste, even improve yields. More and more farmers now sell their products online, or use the internet to source inputs and – in the case of cattlemen - genetics from across Canada and beyond. Farm businesses no longer have to be limited to the immediate area they operate in; if they’re connected by Xplore, they have the option to grow globally if they so choose.” Xplore announced its rebranding from Xplornet this past September. As Allison Lenehan, president and CEO said at the time, “This is the next era of our company’s story – a new name, new brand, new world-class technologies, and a renewed commitment to supporting and improving rural living for our customers.”
For more information about improved connectivity in your area, go to xplore.ca or call 1-844-883-3811.
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Down the Road ................. p. 2
Christmas Greetings ...... p. 6 Holiday Fun ................. p. 10
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Community Reports ......... p. 3 Christmas Carols ............ p. 8 Local Businesses ............. p. 11
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Council Reports ................ p. 4 Christmas Recipes .......... p. 9 Business Directory .......... p. 12
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