MTS says more rural areas in Manitoba will have access to its 4G LTE network by the end of 2015.

A total of 40 communities across the province will gain access to the high-speed wireless network in the first half of 2015, and another 24 in the second half of the year.

Some of the communities in the Westman area that will receive the improved service in the first six months include Killarney, Deloraine, Carberry, Brandon, Melita, and Souris.

Communities like Neepawa, Rivers, Virden, Ninette, Elkhorn, and MacGregor, will receive the upgrade in the final half of the year.