BRITISH COLUMBIA – Rogers Communications has now completed five of its seven new cellular towers along BC Highway 14, which will provide seamless coverage from Sooke to Minute Creek.
Construction is underway at the remaining sites and the seven-tower wireless service expansion between Sooke and Port Renfrew is on track to be fully operational in Spring 2023. This will provide 70 kilometres of 5G highway coverage and essential connectivity to those who live, work and play on and around Vancouver Island’s southern coast.
“We are proud to light up service along this stretch of Highway 14 as we work to improve wireless connectivity for drivers and emergency responders,” said Ron McKenzie, Chief Technology & Information Officer, Rogers Communications. “This is an important milestone as we continue investing in Western Canada to provide more seamless high-speed connectivity to fuel economic development in local Indigenous, remote and rural communities.”
Rogers has been working with all levels of government to make network and innovation investments throughout the province, including recent cellular expansion announcements for Highways 3, 4, 16, 95 and 97. And due in part to a $4.9M Provincial Government investment through the Connecting British Columbia program, the Highway 14 cellular connectivity project is well on its way to completion.
Over the next five years, Rogers is investing $20 billion in their networks to keep customers connected.
