Submitted by SaskTel
SaskTel continues to see record data usage across its network as we approach Mother鈥檚 Day. Historically, Mother鈥檚 Day has always been known as the busiest day of the year for placing voice calls. These past few years, the trend has shifted away from voice calls, and more towards applications that use data. As we come upon our second Mother鈥檚 Day where we may not get to see our mom in person, SaskTel is expecting the behaviour of increased data usage to continue.
鈥淪askTel has made significant investments in their networks this past year, ensuring they have the performance and stability that our customers expect鈥�, said Don Morgan, Minister Responsible for SaskTel. 鈥淚n addition, SaskTel鈥檚 extension of waiving wireless data overages for its customers will allow you to video call as long as possible without the worry of going over your data cap鈥�.
鈥淥ur networks continue to be reliable and trustworthy鈥�, said Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO. 鈥淲hile video calling our loved ones for a second year in a row could not have been foreseen, know that SaskTel really cares about its customers and keeping them connected to their family and friends鈥�.
SaskTel recently broke an all-time data record for wireless data downloads at 220.29 terabytes (TB) for a single day. To put this into perspective, using 1 TB of data would be equivalent to sending and receiving 40,000 emails, streaming 8,500 hours of music, surfing the internet for 2,000 hours, streaming HD video for 350 hours and gaming online for 1,650 hours!
Year over year, comparing April 2020 to April 2021, SaskTel has seen wireless data downloads increase by 38% and data usage on our fusion Internet network has increased by 7%.
No matter how you choose to connect with your mom, SaskTel has you covered. For more information, or to purchase a gift for mom, please visit www.sasktel.com.
