Multiple Indigenous groups and advocates have told the department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) that further efforts need to be made by the...
Ice Wireless, a subsidiary of Iristel Inc., said it is rolling out a HSPA/LTE network in 14 northern Quebec communities. A Tuesday press release from Tecore Networks, which supplies mobile network infrastructure, said the U.S.-based company’s Network-in-a-Box platform was picked by Iristel for the rollout. “The new HSPA/LTE network will greatly improve telecommunications in a region that has long been underserved due to its remote locations along the Arctic coastline of Canada,” the release said. In an email, Ice Wireless and Iristel CEO Samer Bishay said...
One of the top issues for the CRTC's upcoming review of Northwestel Inc. and telecom services in the North will be how to better support newer technologies like advanced mobile services, said Paul Flaherty, Northwestel’s president. “Lots of people are going to talk about the interest of having more wireless...
