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Huawei Wins 3G Network Contract for Canada's Northwest Territories
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Canada's Ice Wireless and Iristel today announced a partnership with Huawei to provide 3G services to rural and remote communities in the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territories and Nunavut.
Presently, residents of the three territories of Northern Canada have the lowest availability and highest costs for telecommunications services in the country. According to a recent report by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, only 66 percent of the North has access to wireless Internet and just 48 percent has access to 3G cellular services - compared to 99 percent access in the rest of the country.
The network upgrade and expansion will improve 3G and wireless broadband services to 60,659 people across the three territories, and provide access to services that were previously unavailable to local residents. The plan includes expanding telecommunications services to some of the smallest and most challenging areas in the country, including the remote community of Aklavik, a community with a population of 594, and without road access.
Ice Wireless-Iristel will also provide Northern residents with fixed line services, including home telephone through Iristel's Canada-wide VoIP CLEC network.
"We are excited to be part of the government's mission to bridge the digital divide for the Northwest Territories," said Samer Bishay, President and CEO of both Ice Wireless and Iristel. "Connecting the North with the rest of Canada opens up a world of possibilities. We aim to ensure rural and remote households, businesses and community organizations in the North have access to prices and service that are fast, affordable, and every bit as good as those enjoyed by the rest of Canada, if not better."
Ice Wireless-Iristel has partnered with Huawei Canada to deploy the WCDMA network by the end of 2013.
Tags: [huawei ice wireless] [iristel] [wcdma] [Canada]
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