Shaw Comm-Cl.B : Shaw Launches Canada's Fastest Inter City Fibre-Optic Network
11/08/2011| 11:35am US/Eastern
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Internet, with the launch of the nation's first 100 Gigabit
per second (Gbit/s) fibre-optic network.
The network, delivered by Alcatel-Lucent, has the capability
of carrying up to eighty-eight 100 Gbit/s channels over a
single pair of fibres. The result is a game-changing network
able to handle up to 133 million voice calls, 440,000
HDTV channels, or transmit 44 Blu-ray Discs in one
second.
"People are demanding more from their Internet experience,
and as a leader in Broadband Internet, Shaw continues to
upgrade to bring Canadians the best Internet experience,"
said Peter Bissonnette, President, Shaw Communications Inc.
"The launch of this fibre-optic network allows us to lay the
foundation in delivering a new Internet experience for our
customers."
The technology delivers services at a rate of 100 Gbit/s - 10
times faster than Shaw's existing fibre-optic network. The
launch follows a field trial over a 350-kilometre network
between Calgary and Edmonton. Enhancements to the fibre-optic
network will benefit both residential and business customers
by providing new services, speed and reliability that is part
of the Shaw Internet experience.
Shaw was also the first provider in Canada to trial Gigabit
Internet in April 2010, delivered through Fibre-to-the- Home
(FTTH) and will be able to support new and emerging Internet
applications that require faster download speeds over the new
fibre-optic network.
For more information please visit SHAW.CA.
About Shaw Communications Inc.
Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and
media company, providing consumers with broadband cable
television, High-Speed Internet, Home Phone,
telecommunications services (through Shaw Business),
satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) and
engaging programming content (through Shaw
Media). Shaw serves 3.4 million customers, through a reliable
and extensive fibre network. Shaw Media operates one
of the largest conventional television networks in Canada,
Global Television, and 18 specialty networks including HGTV
Canada, Food Network Canada, History Television and Showcase.
Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges
and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B,
NYSE - SJR). For more information about Shaw, please visit www.shaw.ca.
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For further information, please contact:
Shaw Investor Relations investor.relations@sjrb.ca
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