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Huawei Technologies Co. is pressing ahead with business in Canada, and will conduct a trial run of its rural broadband technology in B.C.

Huawei and ABC Communications, a small B.C. telecom provider, will announce the project Friday, using what the Chinese telecom giant calls its next-generation “Massive MIMO” rural broadband service, according to a draft of the announcement obtained by Bloomberg. The project is aimed at boosting internet speeds in Lac La Hache, just north of Williams Lake, northeast of Vancouver, as a trial run for rural communities across the country.

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“Huawei is proud to provide a solution to this unique Canadian challenge,” Eric Li, president of the company’s Canadian unit, said in the announcement. Bob Allen, founder and chief executive officer of ABC Communications, said he is “thrilled to showcase” Huawei’s rural broadband equipment, according to the announcement.