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Who is O-NET?
O-NET is a community-owned telecommunications provider that delivers broadband connectivity and related digital services in Olds, Alberta.
- Fiber-based internet access services for residential, business, and institutional customers (network connectivity)
- IP-based television and video distribution services (TV and media delivery)
- Digital home and business phone offerings over broadband infrastructure (VoIP and telephony)
- Network services that interconnect local customers with regional and global internet backbones (access and transit)
- Partnership with the Olds Institute and community stakeholders to operate a municipally oriented fiber network (community broadband)
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More About O-NET
O-NET operates as a community-focused telecommunications provider built on a fiber-to-the-premises network serving the town of Olds, Alberta. The organization delivers broadband connectivity, TV, and voice services over a municipally oriented fiber infrastructure that reaches homes, businesses, and institutions. Its role is comparable to a regional internet service provider, but with ownership and governance structures tied to the local community.
The core of O-NET’s offering centers on fiber internet access (network connectivity), using Passive Optical Network (PON) architectures and Ethernet-based distribution to provide high-bandwidth, low-latency connections. This infrastructure is used by residential subscribers for consumer internet access and by enterprises and public-sector entities for connectivity that supports corporate applications, cloud access, collaboration tools, and remote work. For IT and network planners, O-NET functions as a last-mile carrier, terminating circuits at Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and handing off traffic to upstream internet backbones.
On top of the fiber network, O-NET provides IP-based television services (TV and media delivery). These offerings typically rely on multicast and unicast streaming over managed IP networks, with set-top boxes or compatible devices at the customer site. Enterprise and institutional customers may use these TV services in hospitality, education, or multi-tenant environments where centrally managed content distribution is required.
O-NET also provides digital phone services (VoIP and telephony) delivered over its broadband network. These services use Voice over IP protocols such as Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for call signaling and Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) for media transport, supporting standard features like direct dialing, voicemail, and optional business calling features. For organizations, this allows consolidation of connectivity and voice onto a single access provider, simplifying vendor management and sometimes enabling Quality of Service (QoS) configurations for real-time traffic.
From a marketplace taxonomy perspective, O-NET fits into categories that include regional ISPs, fiber broadband operators, and community network providers. Its capabilities are directly relevant for enterprise architects and infrastructure leaders evaluating connectivity options for sites located in Olds, including branch offices, retail locations, or public facilities. The organization’s integration with the community-built fiber network offers an alternative to large national carriers for last-mile services, while still interconnecting with the wider internet through standard routing and peering practices.
For enterprise deployments, O-NET’s services can be incorporated into Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) architectures, Virtual Private Network (VPN) overlays, and hybrid cloud connectivity designs. Network teams can treat O-NET links as underlay transport, with overlay technologies providing redundancy and Traffic Engineering (TE) across multiple ISPs where required. This positions O-NET as one component within broader multi-carrier connectivity strategies while maintaining a local operational presence and support model tied to the Olds community.
Our description of O-NET. Updated February 2026.
