SaskTel expands 5G service to over 50 rural and Indigenous community and highway corridor cell sites

September 19, 2024

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Today, SaskTel announced it recently expanded its 5G network to North Grove – Buffalo Pound, La Ronge, Red Earth Cree Nation, and 50 other cell sites serving rural and Indigenous communities and several highway corridors. This latest expansion is part of SaskTel’s ongoing initiative to deliver next-generation and hyper-fast wireless connectivity to Saskatchewan residents and businesses. See the table below for a full list of communities and areas that have recently been upgraded to SaskTel 5G service.

"The expansion of SaskTel's 5G network is paving the way for further growth in Saskatchewan, allowing families, businesses and communities to connect faster and more reliably than ever before,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. “The speed and power of SaskTel’s 5G network will create additional opportunities in sectors like healthcare, education and agriculture, keeping Saskatchewan communities strong and vibrant.”

Currently, SaskTel's 5G network can deliver data speeds of up to 1.2 Gigabits per second (Gbps), and as it matures the network will provide significantly faster speeds. Other future benefits of 5G will include massive network capacity and ultra-low latency, all of which will enable new use cases for emerging wireless technologies that will be the foundation that next-generation innovations will be built upon.

"With the expansion of our 5G and fibre networks, we are helping to usher in a new era of innovation that will help drive economic activity and build a more connected future for our customers," said Charlene Gavel, SaskTel President and CEO. "Our evolving network is tailored for the future, designed to support an ever-increasing number of wireless devices, and deliver hyper-fast speeds that will allow our customers to connect to their world."

SaskTel's rollout of 5G will revolutionize connectivity across the province, especially in rural and remote areas. Delivering incredible data speeds, 5G provides residents with the capability to connect to the world faster than ever before. 5G will also support technological advancements in remote healthcare, online learning, agriculture, transportation, as well as other services and industries that are important to the economic prosperity and overall quality of life throughout Saskatchewan.

The continued expansion of its 5G and fibre networks is a direct result of SaskTel's commitment to invest nearly $440 million of capital throughout Saskatchewan in 2024/25 and more than $2 billion over the next five years. These investments will help to ensure Saskatchewan residents have access to the digital tools and technologies needed to compete and succeed in the modern world.

In order to connect to its 5G network, SaskTel customers need to be within a 5G coverage area, have a 5G capable device that is certified for use on the SaskTel 5G network, and subscribe to a 5G compatible wireless plan.

For more information about SaskTel's 5G network, visit www.sasktel.com/5g.

About SaskTel

SaskTel is the leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provider in Saskatchewan, with over $1.3 billion in annual revenue and approximately 1.4 million customer connections including nearly 670,000 wireless accesses, 242,000 wireline network accesses, 292,000 internet and data accesses, 111,000 maxTV service subscribers, and 72,000 security monitoring customers. SaskTel offers 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. Visit SaskTel at www.sasktel.com.

5G EXPANSION LOCATIONS – September 2024