New Year, New Towers [2022 Update]
In 2021, Xplore launched Canada’s first rural 5G standalone network – and we’re rolling out 5G to more communities over 2022.
We've upgraded our networks! Find out what Xplore services are available to you.
The new year is here, and we are all setting intentions for 2022. The Xplornet team included! In 2022, we’re staying on track with our commitment to invest $500 million by 2025 to bring rural Canadians fast, reliable, and affordable Internet.
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that being connected to what matters most is critical and should be possible for everyone, regardless of where they live.
The new year also has us reflecting on the last. In 2021, Xplornet had one of our biggest infrastructure development years yet:
- We built a total of 215 new towers to increase capacity and improve coverage across rural Canada.
- Upgraded 829 towers, many of them to next gen 5G fixed wireless technology to deliver even faster speeds.
- We acquired 3500 MHZ of spectrum, our largest spectrum investment to-date, which enabled us to unlock the potential of 5G.
- We launched Canada’s first rural 5G standalone network, with plans to expand to even more communities over the course of 2022.
- We started construction on fibre-to-the-home projects in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island – with more to come in 2022.
We’re so thankful to our customers for their support and we’re ready to deliver on their connectivity needs this year – and beyond!
Below you will find a list of towers that have been built since the last list was published.
If your town is in on this list, get in touch with us today to see how you can upgrade your Internet to our fastest speeds available with truly unlimited data:
- Current customers: check your online portal or call our customer service team at 1-866-841-6001.
- New customers: give us a call at 1-866-601-0021 to see what services are available in your area.
Right now, most of our network can expect download speeds up to 50 Mbps!
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to be alerted when next month’s list is live.
You can also use our Check Availability tool to enter your address and see what is available at your home.
Tower’s Name | Province | Date | Community Name | New or Upgraded? |
Cheminis | Quebec | 21-Oct-18 | Rouyn-Noranda | Upgrade |
Indian Arm POP | Newfoundland | 21-Oct-18 | Division No. 7 | Upgrade |
Strathmore South POP | Alberta | 21-Oct-18 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
St. Martins | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-19 | Saint John | Upgrade |
Watson POP (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Oct-19 | Division No. 10 | Upgrade |
Anson North | Ontario | 21-Oct-20 | Hastings County | Upgrade |
Fiske (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Oct-20 | Division No. 12 | Upgrade |
Jacksontown | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-20 | Carleton County | Upgrade |
Saint-Norbert | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-20 | Kent County | Upgrade |
Central Hainesville | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-21 | York County | Upgrade |
Grand Falls DTI POP | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-21 | Victoria | Upgrade |
Whittier Ridge | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-21 | Charlotte | Upgrade |
Comet | Ontario | 21-Oct-25 | Essex | Upgrade |
Ferndell | Ontario | 21-Oct-25 | Elgin | Upgrade |
Kohler | Ontario | 21-Oct-25 | Haldimand-Norfolk | Build |
Pleasant Beach POP | Ontario | 21-Oct-25 | Niagara | Upgrade |
Washtub Rock POP | Ontario | 21-Oct-25 | Muskoka | Upgrade |
Port of Prescott POP | Ontario | 21-Oct-26 | Leeds and Grenville | Upgrade |
Vita (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Oct-26 | Division No. 1 | Upgrade |
Bonaccord POP | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-27 | Victoria | Upgrade |
Denholm (YL) | Saskatchewan
| 21-Oct-27 | Division No. 16 | Upgrade |
Fairfield POP | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-27 | Saint John | Upgrade |
Bass River | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-28 | Kent County | Upgrade |
Black Head POP | Newfoundland | 21-Oct-28 | Division No. 7 | Upgrade |
Good Spirit (New) (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Oct-28 | Division No. 9 | Upgrade |
Pynns | Newfoundland | 21-Oct-28 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
Asquith South (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Oct-29 | Division No. 12 | Upgrade |
Brakes Cove | Newfoundland | 21-Oct-29 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
Dipper POP | New Brunswick | 21-Oct-29 | Saint John | Upgrade |
Langruth (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Oct-29 | Division No. 8 | Upgrade |
Morris (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Oct-29 | Division No. 3 | Upgrade |
Pascal St | Quebec | 21-Oct-29 | Kamouraska | Upgrade |
Saint-Honore | Quebec | 21-Oct-29 | Temiscouata | Upgrade |
Waskada (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Oct-29 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
Lockston POP | Newfoundland | 21-Oct-31 | Division No. 7 | Upgrade |
Bear River North POP | PEI | 21-Nov-01 | Kings | Upgrade |
Port Maitland Tower | Ontario | 21-Nov-01 | Haldimand-Norfolk | Upgrade |
Pugwash | Nova Scotia | 21-Nov-01 | Cumberland | Build |
Rossendale | Nova Scotia | 21-Nov-01 | Cumberland | Build |
Amos POP | Quebec | 21-Nov-02 | Abitibi | Upgrade |
Dwyer Hill South | Ontario | 21-Nov-02 | Ottawa Division | Upgrade |
Marmora POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-02 | Hastings County | Build |
Phersons POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-02 | Timiskaming | Upgrade |
South Cayuga Lakeshore | Ontario | 21-Nov-02 | Haldimand-Norfolk | Build |
Red Cliff | Newfoundland | 21-Nov-03 | Division No. 6 | Upgrade |
Rhodes | Ontario | 21-Nov-03 | Chatham-Kent | Upgrade |
Waseca (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Nov-03 | Division No. 17 | Upgrade |
Bethune (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Nov-04 | Division No. 6 | Upgrade |
Glenora (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-04 | Division No. 4 | Upgrade |
Culloden | Ontario | 21-Nov-05 | Oxford | Build |
McKague (YL) | Saskatchewan | 21-Nov-05 | Division No. 14 | Upgrade |
Erieau Marina | Ontario | 21-Nov-08 | Chatham-Kent | Upgrade |
Granite POP (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-08 | Division No. 7 | Upgrade |
Kilarney POP (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-08 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
Harrowsmith South POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-09 | Frontenac | Upgrade |
St. Leon POP (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-09 | Division No. 4 | Upgrade |
Burnt Hills | Ontario | 21-Nov-10 | Frontenac | Upgrade |
Blue Water | Ontario | 21-Nov-15 | Chatham-Kent | Upgrade |
Cosby | Ontario | 21-Nov-15 | Haldimand-Norfolk | Upgrade |
Athens Center POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-16 | Leeds and Grenville | Upgrade |
Black Point POP | Newfoundland | 21-Nov-16 | Division No. 4 | Upgrade |
Cornwall POP | PEI | 21-Nov-16 | Queens | Upgrade |
Kemptown | Nova Scotia | 21-Nov-16 | Colchester | Upgrade |
Kepler | Ontario | 21-Nov-16 | Frontenac | Upgrade |
Mount Champlain NW | New Brunswick | 21-Nov-16 | Queens | Upgrade |
Shiloh | Ontario | 21-Nov-16 | Wellington | Upgrade |
Campbellford POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-17 | Northumberland | Build |
Carman POP (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-17 | Division No. 3 | Upgrade |
McAuley (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-17 | Division No. 15 | Upgrade |
Golf Links | Ontario | 21-Nov-18 | Brant | Upgrade |
Port Metcalf | Ontario | 21-Nov-19 | Frontenac | Upgrade |
Franktown | Ontario | 21-Nov-22 | Lanark | Upgrade |
Sharpes Mountain POP | New Brunswick | 21-Nov-22 | Carleton | Upgrade |
St. Norbert | New Brunswick | 21-Nov-22 | Kent | Upgrade |
Wheatley XCI | Ontario | 21-Nov-22 | Essex | Upgrade |
Christie Lake | Ontario | 21-Nov-25 | Lanark | Upgrade |
Truro POP | Nova Scotia | 21-Nov-25 | Colchester | Upgrade |
York Harbour POP | Newfoundland | 21-Nov-25 | Upgrade | |
Chippewa Falls POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-26 | Algoma | Upgrade |
Dresden Pipeline | Ontario | 21-Nov-26 | Chatham-Kent | Upgrade |
Howe Island | Ontario | 21-Nov-26 | Frontenac | Build |
Marchand (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-26 | Division No. 2 | Upgrade |
Marie POP | PEI | 21-Nov-26 | Kings | Upgrade |
Old Field | Ontario | 21-Nov-26 | Chatham-Kent | Upgrade |
Purgatory Beach POP | Newfoundland | 21-Nov-26 | Division No. 1 | Upgrade |
Deloraine (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Nov-29 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
Harold Lake | Manitoba | 21-Nov-29 | Division No. 17 | Build |
Lake Scugog E | Ontario | 21-Nov-29 | Durham | Upgrade |
Mayfield POP | PEI | 21-Nov-29 | Queens | Upgrade |
Wallace Ridge | Nova Scotia | 21-Nov-29 | Cumberland | Upgrade |
Eckville (CCI) | Alberta | 21-Nov-30 | Division No. 8 | Upgrade |
Marmora North | Ontario | 21-Nov-30 | Hastings | Upgrade |
Renfrew POP | Ontario | 21-Nov-30 | Renfrew | Upgrade |
St. Michel | Quebec | 21-Nov-30 | Antoine-Labelle | Build |
Consecon | Ontario | 21-Dec-01 | Prince Edward | Upgrade |
Durham Bridge POP | New Brunswick | 21-Dec-01 | York | Upgrade |
Crofton | Ontario | 21-Dec-02 | Prince Edward | Build |
Daughin Lake | Manitoba | 21-Dec-03 | Division No. 17 | Build |
Scotch Point | Ontario | 21-Dec-06 | Leeds and Grenville | Upgrade |
Whitewood West | Saskatchewan | 21-Dec-07 | Division No. 5 | Upgrade |
Lethbridge NE – CBC Tower | Alberta | 21-Dec-08 | Division No. 2 | Upgrade |
Benito (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Dec-09 | Division No. 20 | Upgrade |
Rush Lake | Saskatchewan | 21-Dec-09 | Division No. 7 | Upgrade |
Glen Oak | Ontario | 21-Dec-10 | Middlesex | Upgrade |
Navarre | Alberta | 21-Dec-10 | Division No. 11 | Upgrade |
Russell POP (NS) | Manitoba | 21-Dec-10 | Division No. 16 | Build |
Profits Corner POP | PEI | 21-Dec-13 | Prince | Upgrade |
Springvale Tower | Ontario | 21-Dec-13 | Haldimand-Norfolk | Upgrade |
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