EAST CENTRAL — Fibre optic high-speed internet is coming to four East Central communities.
Construction on SaskTel’s infiNET service will begin in the coming weeks in Humboldt, Tisdale, Melfort and Nipawin. Service is expected to launch in 2019.
The service will provide download speeds of up to 300 megabits per second and upload speeds of up to 80 megabits per second.
“With infiNET, our customers will be able to enjoy incredibly fast internet speeds that are unrivaled by anything else in their communities,” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel’s president.
Rob Muench, Humboldt’s mayor, said he’s excited to see the upgrade in his community.
“Upgrading to a fibre optics backbone and connecting homes and offices is a very positive economic influence for our community and for those looking to relocate here.”
