Fibe (formerly FibreOP) is the brand name used by

Bell Aliant Bell Aliant is a brand name used by Bell Canada for Telecommunications in Canada, telecommunications services in Atlantic Canada. Prior to 2015, Bell Aliant Inc. (formerly Aliant Inc.) was a separate company providing telecom services in the Atl ...

for its suite of

fiber to the home Fiber to the ''x'' (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications. As fiber optic ...

(FTTH) unified communication services, including

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...

access,

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, and home telephone service, available in much of

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and previously in some regions of

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

and

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. 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), 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. 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 .

Fibe TV

Fibe TV service offers: 200 SD channels, over 200 HD channels, and over 98 music channels. Bell Aliant has upgraded the middleware of their Fibe TV product to 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

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and Weather Network App. Fibe TV Key services include: * Whole Home PVR: a brand name also used by many of Bell Aliant's competitors. It describes a system where all receivers in a household are connected together via a local network. This allows viewers to record, pause and playback content from any room in the house. Fibe TV PVR's can store up to 150 hours of HD (300 hours of standard) content. * Ability to search for programs by title, cast members, or a simple keyword search. The

electronic program guide Electronic programming guides (EPGs) and interactive programming guides (IPGs) are menu-based systems that provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus that display scheduling information fo ...

has 14 days worth of listings and allows viewers to customize the display to show their favourite channels. * Picture in picture browsing and channel surfing: viewers can watch one channel and browse other channels or channel listings. * Fibe TV App. * Fibe TV on Demand: A VOD service with over 1000 titles, including movies & TV series. * Changing channels happens with virtually no delay compared to satellite service. * TV based apps such as Facebook, Twitter,

, and The Weather Network * Crave: A Canadian subscription video on demand service for cable and satellite subscribers. * English-language premium movie channels: Crave, Super Channel and HBO Canada *

Super Écran Super Écran (French: ''Super Screen'') is a Canadian French-language premium television network owned by Bell Media. It airs a mix of commercial-free films and television series. Films are primarily sourced from the United States and Canada, wh ...

: A French-language premium movie service. * Vu!: pay-per-view * Trending now. * Several music stations and Radio Stations.

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

New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

and was the first in Canada to cover an entire city with fibre to the home (FTTH) technology."Bell Aliant to provide new fibre-to-the-home technology to Saint John, Fredericton "
, July 7, 2009. Retrieved on September 6, 2016 Simultaneous deployments followed in

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

and

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

in 2010–2011 with the services available to approximately 1,000,000 homes and businesses by end of 2014."Bell Aliant Hat Trick: Fibe network passes 1 million premises, Internet speeds boosted and TV experience gets a facelift"
/ref> This was an evolution of earlier efforts that saw Bell Aliant predecessor NBTel deploy television services in the

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urban area in the 1990s, followed by a similar deployment in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

. On April 15, 2016 Eastlink lost the lead to

for leading Internet Service Provider in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. On July 19, 2016

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stated that its FibreOP TV service available in Atlantic Canada would be integrating with

Bell Fibe TV Bell Fibe TV is an IPTV-based multichannel television service offered by Bell Canada, as part of fibre broadband services in parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba (as Bell MTS Fibe TV) and Atlantic Canada (as Bell Aliant F ...

in Ontario and Québec. 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.

Service areas

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

, focusing on

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...

and Saint John. This was the inaugural deployment of the service in

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. 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: Bathurst, Miramichi, Rothesay,

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, Grand Bay–Westfield,

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. Th ...

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, and Riverview. 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

, focusing on the following communities in the

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Cape Breton Regional Municipality (often referred to as simply "CBRM") is the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia's second largest municipality and the economic heart of Cape Breton Island. As of 2021 the municipa ...

with availability by the end of 2010:

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

, Sydney River,

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Sydney Mines Sydney Mines (Mi'kmaq language, Mi'kmawi'simk: ''Klmuejuapskwe'katik;'' Scottish Gaelic: ''Mèinnean Shidni'') is a community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1784, and incorporated as a town i ...

Glace Bay Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated ...

and New Waterford. Total cost of this deployment was projected to be $15 million. On Jan 20, 2011, Bell Aliant announced the continuation of its Nova Scotia Fibe services, focusing on the following communities in the

Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

with availability by mid-2011: Halifax, Dartmouth, Eastern Passage, Cole Harbour, Lower Sackville, Hammonds Plains, Waverley, Timberlea,

Spryfield Spryfield is a community within the urban area of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. History The land now known as Spryfield was first occupied by the Miꞌkmaq people, who hunted and fished at Beaver Lake (now called Long Lake Provincial Park (Nov ...

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

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in early 2022. In May 2023, Citywide Communications and Purple Cow began using Bell Aliant TV Following Eastlink’s loss of Corus channels. ;Prince Edward Island On September 29, 2010, Bell Aliant announced the beginning Fibe services in

, focusing on availability in

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, Stratford and Summerside by the end of 2011. ;Newfoundland and Labrador On April 7, 2011, Bell Aliant announced the beginning of Fibe services in

, beginning with a $22 million build-out in the city of St. John's and surrounding communities on the northeast

Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula () is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is in size. The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of the province's population, according to the 2016 Ca ...

."Bell Aliant's world-class fibre-to-the-home network coming to St. John's"
/ref> 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. ;New Brunswick * Balmoral (2015) * Bathurst (2010) * Campbellton (2012) * Charlo (2015) * Chipman (2014) * Dalhousie (2013) *

(2010) *

Edmundston Edmundston () is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. Established in 1850, it had a population of 16,437 as of 2021. On January 1, 2023, Edmundston amalgamated with the village of Rivière-Verte, New Brunswick, Rivière-Verte and ...

(September, 2012) *

(2009) * Grand Bay–Westfield (2010) * Grand Falls (June, 2012) *

Hanwell Hanwell () is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is about west of Ealing Broadway and had a population of 28,768 as of 2011. It is the westernmost location of the London post town. Hanwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. St ...

(2010) * Harvey (2019) * Lincoln (2010) * Minto (2014) * Miramichi (2010) *

(2010) * Mcadam (2021) * New Maryland (2010) * Oromocto (2014) *

(2010) * Riverview (2010) * Rothesay (2010) * Sackville (2022) * Saint John (2009) *

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

(2014) * Shediac (June, 2011) * St. Stephen (June, 2013) *

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

(June, 2012) *

Woodstock The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. Billed as "a ...

(July, 2012) ;Newfoundland and Labrador * Bay Roberts (2013)"Bell Aliant expanding Fibe to five more communities in Newfoundland and Labrador"
/ref> * Bishop's Falls (2013)"Bell Aliant invests 1 million to extend Fibe to Bishop's Falls"
/ref> * Carbonear (2013) *

Clarenville Clarenville is a town on the east coast of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Clarenville was incorporated in 1951. It is located in the Shoal Harbour valley, fronting an arm of the Atlant ...

(2013) *

Conception Bay South Conception Bay South is a town in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is commonly called CBS. The town is located on the Avalon Peninsula which forms part of the southern shore of Conception Bay which is in turn part of ...

(2011) *

Corner Brook Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,316 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrado ...

(2012) * Deer Lake (2014)"Bell Aliant to cover even more of Newfoundland and Labrador with Fibe"
/ref> * Gander (2012) * Goulds (2011) * Harbour Grace (2014) * Portugal Cove-St. Philip's (2013) *

Grand Falls-Windsor Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census. The town i ...

(2012) * Logy Bay (2013) *

Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The city is located southwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the isla ...

(2011) *

Paradise In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both, often contrasted with the miseries of human ...

(2012) * St. John's (2011) * Stephenville (2014) *

Torbay Torbay is a unitary authority with a borough status in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is governed by Torbay Council, based in the town of Torquay, and also includes the towns of Paignton and Brixham. The borough consists of ...

(2013) ;Nova Scotia *

(2011) * Cole Harbour (2012) * Dartmouth (2011) * Eastern Passage (2012) * Fall River (2012) *

(2010) * Greenwood (2022) * Halifax (2011) * Hammonds Plains (2011) * Head of St. Margarets Bay (2012) * Lake Echo (2012) * Lower Sackville (2011) * New Waterford (2010) * New Glasgow (2011) *

New Minas New Minas is a Canadian village located in the eastern part of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Kings County in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the population was 4,662. Geography New Minas borders the town of Kentville to the west and the ...

(2022) *

(2010) *

(2011) *

(2010) *

(2011) * Sydney River (2011) * Timberlea * Trenton *

Truro Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...

(2011) * Waverley (2012) * Upper Tantallon ;Prince Edward Island *

* Stratford * Summerside * Slemon Park * Miscouche *

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O'Leary O'Leary is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Laoghaire, meaning "descendant of Laoghaire"—a personal name often interpreted as "keeper of the calves" or "calf herder." The name is historically associated with a prominent family lineage ...

* Alberton * Montague * Georgetown * Souris

Former availability

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

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(2013) *

Greater Sudbury Sudbury, officially the City of Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in Northern Ontario by population, with a population of 166,004 at the 2021 Canadian Census. By land area, it is the largest in Ontario and the List of the largest cities and t ...

(2012) * North Bay (2013) * Sault Ste. Marie (2014) *

Sturgeon Falls Sturgeon Falls is a community and former town in Nipissing District, Ontario, located on the Sturgeon River. The community had a population of 6,939 at the 2021 census and a density of 1,129/km2 (2,920 sq mi). Following a failed legal challeng ...

(2013) * Temiskaming Shores (2013) *

Timmins Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of ...

(2013) ;Quebec"FibreOp Quebec Availability"
/ref> ''Service is no longer offered in Quebec, and is now Bell Fibe, but was previously available in regions such as:'' *

Alma Alma or ALMA may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film * ''Alma'', an upcoming film by Sally Potter * ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922 * ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017 * ''Alma'' ( ...

(2015) *

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and ...

(2015) *

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 60,250) is a List of boroughs in Quebec, borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Sag ...

(2015) * La Baie (2015) * Saint-Felicien (2015) * Roberval (2015) * Riviere-du-Loup (2014) *

Thetford Mines Thetford Mines (; Canada 2021 Census population 26,072) is a city in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality. The city is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 187 km east-northeast of Mo ...

(2014) *

Victoriaville Victoriaville () is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of ...

(2014)

References

External links

Official Bell Aliant website

Official Fibe product page
{{Bell Canada Bell Aliant IPTV companies of Canada