WOODSTOCK, NB, Dec. 15, 2015 /CNW/ – Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada’s leading rural high-speed Internet service provider, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Platinum Communications Corporation.  Located in Calgary Alberta, Platinum is one of Alberta’s farthest-reaching providers of broadband services to remote locations.

“We’re delighted to welcome Platinum customers to the Xplornet family,” said Mr. Allison Lenehan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Xplornet Communications Inc.  “This acquisition increases our fixed wireless broadband footprint in Alberta and supports our company’s mission to make affordable, fast and reliable broadband Internet services available to every rural Canadian.”

Platinum will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Xplornet.  Mr. Lenehan noted that the acquisition of Platinum also gives Xplornet a new business unit focused on commercial and enterprise opportunities.  Leveraging Xplornet’s national reach and unique combination of LTE and 4G satellite solutions, Xplornet Commercial Services will help design and deliver solutions across rural industry sectors such as oil & gas, agriculture, forestry, mining, and telecommunications.

“With the complementary rural Internet expertise that we share, the new relationship provides tremendous value for Platinum customers who will benefit from Xplornet’s national capabilities and customer-first focus,” added Bill Macdonald, Executive Vice President, Business Development.

The Platinum acquisition aligns well with Xplornet’s roll-out of its leading-edge Long Term Evolution (LTE) fixed wireless network in Alberta over the next year.  “It will give Platinum customers and other rural Albertans the opportunity to enjoy the next generation of robust Internet service so they can do more of what they love online,” said Lenehan today.

About Xplornet Communications Inc.

Headquartered in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Xplornet Communications Inc. is Canada’s leading rural broadband provider. We believe everyone should have access to the transformative benefits of broadband, so we make our service available everywhere in Canada, including the hard to reach places. We overcome the challenges of Canada’s vast geography through our deployment of Canada’s first national 4G network, which leverages both fixed-wireless towers on the ground and next-generation satellites in space. Our customers live in the farthest reaches of the country and just outside of major urban centres, and through our coast-to-coast network of local dealers we connect them to all that the Internet offers.  Xplornet is high-speed Internet – for all of Canada.