Telus is investing $16 million in Richmond this year to increase Internet speeds in several neighbourhoods and expand coverage of wireless services.
The move, according to Telus, will also extend the reach of the company’s Optik TV — Internet-based TV offering more than 650 channels, including more 185 in HD — and connect more homes and businesses to high-speed Internet.
“The demand for communications services is booming in Richmond,” said Bruce Dorwart, Telus’ director of customer solutions delivery in Richmond. “This investment will dramatically enhance the connectivity of customers in Richmond, whether they’re browsing the Internet, making wireless calls, operating a business from home or communicating with their families around the globe.”
This year, the Telus investment will include:
*Installing new wireless sites to expand the reach of the world’s fastest wireless technology, called 4GLTE, and enhance wireless capacity by filling in coverage gaps;
*Updating older infrastructure and technology to enhance network reliability;
*Providing access to innovative healthcare IT solutions.
The investment is part of Telus pouring $2.8 billion into B.C. from 2014 through 2016.
By the end of 2016, its investment in operations and infrastructure across the province since 2000 will exceed $40 billion.
“Our philosophy, ‘we give where we live,’ is exemplified by our Telus family of team members and retirees donating over $1.3 million and, importantly, volunteering 64,000 hours to community and charitable organizations throughout Richmond since 2000.”
