After many months of planning, evaluation and regulatory review, Mage Networks is pleased to announce that the deployment of its high-speed internet access project in the Wintergreen area of Bragg Creek has officially begun.
Access to high-speed internet long-ago moved from being a nice-to-have to being an essential tool for business, communities, governments and educators. Being so close to a major centre, it is often surprising just how many small communities like Wintergreen lack access to high-speed internet; something that many take for granted. Mage Networks is excited to finally be able to expand its Bragg Creek high-speed network to the Wintergreen area so residents and businesses can at- last access reliable, guaranteed up and download speeds with no data caps or degradation–no matter how many people are on-line at the same time.
“Mage Networks is very excited to be deploying our expanded Bragg Creek network to include the Wintergreen community” says Sisso El-Hamamsy, President and CEO of Mage Networks. “We have worked very hard to bring this project to life and while it has taken longer than expected, we’re thrilled to be able to bring this new technology to the community and give people the high-speed access they need at reasonable prices.”
This type of network has not been deployed before in Alberta and it has taken the cooperation of several organizations to get to this point. FortisAlberta worked with Mage to develop the protocols that allow the safe attachment of wireless technology to its pole infrastructure which in-turn supports its mandate to be a part of the economic growth of the province. “While utilizing our existing infrastructure to help third party Internet Service Providers provide connectivity to rural Alberta, we look forward to being part of the solution in expanding services to customers within our municipalities” said Todd Dettling, VP of Customer and Stakeholder Engagement for FortisAlberta.
“This technology is truly homegrown. The hardware, software and firmware have all been designed by Mage Networks right here in Alberta and our Bragg Creek project is a demonstration of how our local, private investment can bring about real beneficial change to rural and remote communities in Alberta and across Canada” said El- Hamamsy. Building on the network that Mage Networks has been successfully operating in the hamlet of Bragg Creek, the Wintergreen network will use data pipelines in a series of short hops, where the locations are strategically selected to distribute the data from central locations. Those data pipelines which are designed specifically for each network and can include fibre and wireless components, carry multiple signals in multiple directions, intelligently choosing whichever routes will avoid obstacles and interference with other data pipelines. The data automatically zips on and off wired and wireless connections to maximize efficiency.
