Novus Entertainment (commonly known simply as Novus) is a Canadian
telecommunication
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s company providing television, digital phone, and high-speed Internet services via a
fiber-optic
An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at ...
network. The company is licensed by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (the CRTC) as a Class 1 Broadcast Distribution Undertaking for both
Metro Vancouver
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and Corporation, corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as o ...
. Novus presently provides services to apartments, condominiums, and businesses in Metro Vancouver. Novus is one of the few broadband Internet carriers in Canada to offer a
Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) network. The company continues to expand its service in Metro Vancouver.
Novus is also in the business of leasing
dark fibre to other communications service providers and to businesses.
Novus TV
Novus TV is a locally based
community channel operated by Novus Entertainment Inc.
Novus TV covers a variety of events and issues happening in and around Vancouver and the lower mainland and airs numerous locally produced shows, short films, music videos, etc. created by community members.
See also
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Fiber-optic communication
Fiber-optic communication is a form of optical communication for transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared or visible light through an optical fiber. The light is a form of carrier wave that is modul ...
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Telecommunications companies of Canada
Internet service providers of Canada
Fiber-optic communications
Broadband
Companies based in Vancouver