The Network (Technical Information)

The Alberta SuperNet was built to connect public institutions across the province – schools, hospitals, colleges, universities, libraries, and municipal offices – to a broadband network for high-speed Internet access, video conferencing, and other services. It’s a network of fibre cables and towers currently reaching 429 communities across Alberta.

  • Technology:

    • IP-based network  

    • Fibre technology to deliver high bandwidth

    • MPLS and QoS capability

  • Public sector customers:

    • Government, learning, health, library and municipal (GoA/LHLM) end users across the province

  • Residential and business customers in rural/remote Alberta:

    • Served by private sector Internet service providers (ISPs)

    • ISPs use SuperNet backbone

    • ISPs to bridge the final mile

    • Residential and business customers within each SuperNet PoP community served by ISPs 

Common Benefits

The SuperNet delivers these common benefits to Albertans:

  • Accessibility – province-wide service footprint

  • Reliability – leading-edge technology; monitored 24x7 by network operations centre

  • Performance – leading Cisco technology provides excellent speed, security and quality

  • Affordability – universal fee structure across the province; monthly flat-rate service fees

  • Flexibility – service options from 0.256 Kb/sec–800 Mb/sec and evolving   

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