Brossard-Quebec Hydro to build open access Gigabit FTTH
from the CANARIE mail list:
[CAnet-3-NEWS:The details are still a bit sketchy but the Brossard project to fiber up
3000 homes with open access Gigabit Internet service is quite exciting and
represents a significant new revolutionary step in telecommunications.
Hydro Quebec and City of Brossard should be congratulated on endorsing and
promoting the concept of true facilities based competition open access fiber
to all homes. This project is another example of Canada's, and in
particular Quebec's world leadership in innovative solutions for broadband
services to homes, schools and businesses- BSA]
Press release
For immediate diffusion
BROSSARD ANNOUNCES A LEADING-EDGE PROJECT
AND A REVOLUTIONARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
BROSSARD, November 22, 2000 — The mayor of Brossard, Paul Leduc, today
launched a leading-edge telecommunications project that will see a new
residential (3,000 properties), commercial and industrial zone equipped a
fibre optics telecommunications infrastructure alongside its electrical
power grid. Each of the homes will benefit from a broadband
telecommunications link capable of transmitting voice, sound and images.
This state-of-the-art telecommunications network will bring a taste of the
future to the daily lives of neighbourhood residents.
“There are very few municipal telecommunications projects as advanced as
this one in Canada today,” said Mr. Leduc. “Brossard is setting the standard
in this field, and we’re proud to take the lead with our ‘wired’ residential
initiative. Roads and sewers might have been the basic municipal
infrastructure in the 20th century, but the 21st century will be defined by
the ‘infostructure’ of leading telecommunications and information services.
Our economic and social future will rely on efficient links and networks
connecting citizens to schools, hospitals, businesses and their homes.”
Brossard intends to make the most of its leading position to attract
high-tech businesses and their employees to its territory. “An advanced
telecommunications network integrated with the electrical power grid will
have a major impact on the development of the South Shore,” the mayor
continued. “Our city is definitely at the forefront with this innovative
residential, commercial and industrial project. Brossard sur le Golf will
have everything it needs to become a genuine ‘intelligent community.’ ”
A first for Hydro-Québec
For residents of this new neighbourhood, fibre optics and Hydro-Québec
power grid will ensure access to new services. “The integrated aspect of the
Hydro-Québec proposal was the critical factor in our selection,” added Mr.
Leduc. “Furthermore, as the owner of the fibre optic network, Hydro-Québec
subsidiary will rent bandwidth to service providers. This represents another
advantage for property owners.”
“We are thrilled that Brossard has chosen our company,” said Gilles
Bellemarre, project director for Hydro-Québec. “This project fits very well
with our strategic plan and our commitment to improved customer service—more
specifically, our decision to deploy more underground systems.”
Opting for superior technology
Real estate developer Groupe Molesini Sigler will coordinate and supervise
construction of the 3,000 residential units—single family dwellings, in rows
or clusters—in Brossard sur le Golf. It will also work with Brossard in
selecting a supplier for the advanced telecommunications network.
“The technology we have chosen will bring considerable benefits to the
municipality and property owners in Brossard sur le Golf,” said Paolo
Molesini, vice-president of Groupe Molesini Sigler. “We are thrilled to be
working in partnership with Hydro-Québec. The Hydro proposal also has the
advantage of keeping urban structures to a minimum, given that most of the
components in the fibre optics network leading to each home will be
underground.”
The ground breaking ceremony for the Brossard sur le Golf housing project
is scheduled for March 2001, with owners taking up residence in July 2001.
“At a time of major upheaval for Quebec municipalities, our intelligent
community project attests eloquently to the successes and accomplishments
that lie within the reach of medium-sized cities,” concluded Mayor Leduc.
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INFORMATION:
Philippe Roy(514) 843-1904Cellular: (514) 569-1804 |
