A lack of satellite capacity on the C-band will limit Nunavut’s ability to expand broadband Internet access in the territory, Oana Spinu, acting executive director of the Nunavut Broadband Development Corporation (NBDC), said in an interview.

“There are several satellites that footprint the North and right now all the telecommunications services for the territory are using one of those satellites [the Anik F2], and its pretty much at capacity,” Spinu, head of the NBDC, a non-profit organization that helps provide broadband access to Nunavut residents, told The Wire Report.

But Telesat, an Ottawa company that operates satellites serving the North, says there is still capacity to go around.

Contact Ryan O'Neill at 613-232-5952 ext. 222 or roneill@thewirereport.ca
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