Eastlink continues investment in its mobile network
by CM staff
Eastlink has invested more than $255M in the past 5 years, over $55M in the last year, to grow its mobile service into more communities.
HALIFAX — Eastlink shared the company’s efforts to expand and strengthen its mobile network, confirming that its service expansion into the Acadian Peninsula in NB is now live. This follows the company’s recent mobile expansion into Miramichi and Bathurst.
“We’re laser focused on the continued growth of our mobile service,” said Jeff Gillham, CEO. “We’ve invested heavily and consistently since we launched 10 years ago and are committed to continue that investment.”
Launching in the Acadian Peninsula, Eastlink has been building additional towers and small cell installations to complement its existing infrastructure with more sites in Halifax, Hammonds Plains, Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Liverpool, Bear River and New Ross in Nova Scotia; Moncton in New Brunswick; St. John’s in Newfoundland; Sydney and Marion Bridge in Cape Breton; and Charlottetown and areas of Northern PEI and more to come.
The company has indicated that over the past year it has also made investments in response to learnings from major weather events.
“Over and above our regular storm prep activities, we have improved our backup system capacity adding 25 fixed generators at key sites (fuelled to last up to 2 weeks), which not only reduces downtime for those sites but also facilitates improved ability to reach other sites with our fleet of portable generators, which we have grown as well,” said Steve Irvine, CTO and Senior VP of Engineering. “This is a journey of continuous improvement due to the increase in frequency and impacts of climate-related events.”
