Fibe (Bell Aliant)

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This article is about Fibe services offered by Bell Aliant in Atlantic Canada. For High Speed Internet, see Bell Aliant High Speed Internet. For the communications company, see Bell Aliant. For IPTV Fiber services offered by Bell Canada in major urban centres of Ontario and Quebec, see Bell Fibe TV.
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Fibe (formerly FibreOP) is the brand name used by

IPTV, and home telephone service, available in much of Atlantic Canada and previously in some regions of Ontario and Quebec
. The Fibe service covers an entire urban area with a fibre optic network.

Fibe Internet

Fibe Internet service offers the following stand-alone unlimited speed options: 100 Mbit/s download and 100 Mbit/s upload (now available in a bundle with voice, voice and TV or TV only),[1] 150 Mbit/s download and 150 Mbit/s upload, 300 Mbit/s download and 300 Mbit/s upload, and up to 1 Gbit/s download and 940 Mbit/s upload.[2] In a bundle Bell Aliant offers the following unlimited speed options: 150 Mbit/s download and 150 Mbit/s upload, 500 Mbit/s download and 500 Mbit/s upload, 1 Gbit/s download and 940 Mbit/s upload, upgradable to 1.5 Gbit/s download and 940 Mbit/s upload .[3]

Fibe TV

Fibe TV service offers: 200

Microsoft Mediaroom. Fibe TV now gives customers access to Whole Home HD and 4K, Whole Home PVR, an extensive Video on Demand library, Next Generation Interactive Program Guide, Restart - the ability to Restart shows aired in the past 30 hours, Wireless TV, A Remote App, GO Apps, and Amazing apps that include such apps as Netflix and Weather Network App.[4]

Fibe TV Key services include:

Fibe Home Phone

Bell Aliant offers Fibe home phone service in much of Atlantic Canada.

History

In late 2009, Bell Aliant launched its FibreOP services with deployment commencing in

Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7]

On July 19, 2016 Bell Canada stated that its FibreOP TV service available in Atlantic Canada would be integrating with Bell Fibe TV in Ontario and Québec.[8]

On September 6, 2016, Bell announced a change to their Fibe TV service. Beginning in 2017, the company said Fibe TV customers would no longer be required to also sign up for Fibe Internet service in order to access their Fibe TV service. "As we align our next-generation IPTV technologies, we’re bringing exclusive Fibe features to Atlantic Canada and new options for Fibe TV customers in Ontario and Québec," said Wade Oosterman, Bell Group President and Chief Brand Officer.[9]

Service areas

New Brunswick

On July 13, 2009, Bell Aliant announced the beginning of Fibe services in

Fredericton and Saint John. This was the inaugural deployment of the service in Canada.[5]
On February 8, 2010, Bell Aliant announced that it would expand its Fibe services to the following communities in New Brunswick throughout the remainder of 2010:
Grand Bay–Westfield, Moncton, Dieppe, and Riverview.[10]

In June 2011,

Shediac and Miramichi
were added to the list of deployment communities for Fibe service. Installation to homes and businesses is currently rolling out.

Nova Scotia

On May 28, 2010, Bell Aliant announced the beginning of Fibe services in

Glace Bay and New Waterford. Total cost of this deployment was projected to be $15 million.[11]

On Jan 20, 2011, Bell Aliant announced the continuation of its Nova Scotia Fibe services, focusing on the following communities in the

Spryfield, Bedford, Head of St. Margarets Bay, Upper Tantallon and Lake Echo. Total cost of this deployment was projected to be $55 million.[12] Although not listed, Fibe is currently being deployed in the Fall River area, as of early November 2011. The service expanded to the Annapolis Valley
in early 2022.

Prince Edward Island

On September 29, 2010, Bell Aliant announced the beginning Fibe services in Prince Edward Island, focusing on availability in Charlottetown, Cornwall, Stratford and Summerside by the end of 2011.[13]

Newfoundland and Labrador

On April 7, 2011, Bell Aliant announced the beginning of Fibe services in Newfoundland and Labrador, beginning with a $22 million build-out in the city of St. John's and surrounding communities on the northeast Avalon Peninsula.[14] In addition to St. John's, Fibe service is available in many areas of the Province.

Availability

As of the end of Q4 2014, Fibe is available to 1 million homes and businesses.[6]

New Brunswick[15]


Newfoundland and Labrador


Nova Scotia[20]


Prince Edward Island[21]

Former availability

Ontario[22]

Service is no longer offered in Ontario, and is now Bell Fibe, but was previously available in regions such as:

Quebec[23]

Service is no longer offered in Quebec, and is now Bell Fibe, but was previously available in regions such as:

References

  1. ^ "Fibe internet plans"
  2. ^ "Fibe Internet Plans"
  3. ^ “Bell Aliant Bundles”
  4. ^ "Fibe TV" Retrieved September 6, 2016
  5. ^ a b "Bell Aliant to provide new fibre-to-the-home technology to Saint John, Fredericton " Archived 2017-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, July 7, 2009. Retrieved on September 6, 2016
  6. ^ a b "Bell Aliant Hat Trick: Fibe network passes 1 million premises, Internet speeds boosted and TV experience gets a facelift"
  7. ^ ""NBTel leading the way in North America with Aliant's new interactive information and entertainment television service - VibeVision"". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  8. ^ "FibreOP is transforming into Fibe"
  9. ^ "Fibe TV Customers Will No Longer Need Fibe Internet to Access TV Services in 2017"
  10. ^ "Fibe services poised to expand across NB"
  11. ^ "Fibre-to-the-home network arrives in Nova Scotia"
  12. ^ "World-class fibre-to-the-home network expanding to Halifax Regional Municipality"
  13. ^ "World-class fibre-to-the-home network coming to Prince Edward Island"
  14. ^ a b c d "Bell Aliant's world-class fibre-to-the-home network coming to St. John's"
  15. ^ "FibreOp New Brunswick Availability"
  16. ^ a b "Bell Aliant connects Oromocto and Salisbury with super-fast Fibe network". Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "Bell Aliant expanding Fibe to five more communities in Newfoundland and Labrador"
  18. ^ a b c d e f "Bell Aliant invests 1 million to extend Fibe to Bishop's Falls"
  19. ^ a b c "Bell Aliant to cover even more of Newfoundland and Labrador with Fibe"
  20. ^ "FibreOP Nova Scotia Availability"
  21. ^ "FibreOP Prince Edward Island Availability"
  22. ^ "FibreOp Ontario Availability"
  23. ^ "FibreOp Quebec Availability"

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