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Ice Wireless ramps up in Far North 26 Jun 2013 | 12:57 pm
Even as some wireless upstarts continue to struggle in parts of Canada, a new entrant is getting ready to dramatically expand service in the most unlikely of places, the Far North. Ice Wireless Inc. ...
Northwestel absorbs the brunt of criticism at hearing 25 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
Northwestel Inc. received a rough ride Wednesday afternoon at a regulatory authority’s public hearings into the company’s service. It was described as a monopoly which continues to thwart efforts to ...
Canada’s North needs competitive telecommunications for region to plug into the rest of the world, CRTC hears 20 Jun 2013 | 11:27 am
Developing Northern economy and creating new jobs in various sectors are both linked to bridging the digital divide, Iristel and ICE Wireless say WHITEHORSE, YT, June 19, 2013 /CNW/ – For businesses i...
Hearings Underway In Inuvik That Could Affect Your Phone Service 18 Jun 2013 | 11:11 am
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission is in Inuvik today holding hearings on telephone competition. The CRTC had ruled last year that Northwestel must make its infrastructure...
Iristel Deploys Sonus Solution to Simplify Network Management and Speed User Provisioning 13 May 2013 | 01:03 pm
Recommend Tweet in share Canada’s Largest and Fastest-growing VoIP Carrier is First in Country to Deploy Sonus’ PSX Policy and Routing Server to Support Converged VoIP and IMS Network Key Takeawa...
Iristel launches first ever local phone competition in Canada’s North for consumers and business 10 May 2013 | 06:57 pm
Choice now available in Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Inuvik for customers to switch while keeping their phone number; more to come with advanced Internet-based services for smaller communities slated f...
Digital divide: The high costs of Arctic broadband 10 May 2013 | 06:57 pm
THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Nov. 13, 2012 – When Peter Jackson was making The Lord of the Rings trilogy, his iPod racked up some serious frequent-flyer miles. The device journeyed around the world multiple ti...
Ice Wireless and Iristel Conclude Successful Trials for Competitive Satellite-based Telephone and Internet Network in Canada’s North 10 May 2013 | 06:56 pm
Affiliated Companies Report ‘Crystal Clear’ Voice Quality and Download Speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s from SES Satellite AMC-9; Service Rollout Expected Next Summer at Affordable Prices IQALUIT, NU, Nov. ...
Iristel first Canadian CLEC to offer global toll-free iNum phone numbers that follow you or your business anywhere in the world 10 May 2013 | 06:55 pm
TORONTO – November 8, 2012 – Iristel today announced it has joined the growing community of communications service providers offering customers global phone numbers through the Voxbone iNum® network. ...
Ice Wireless-Iristel Plan to Launch 3G Cellular Network in the Northwest Territories 10 May 2013 | 06:53 pm
Working with Huawei Canada to deploy UMTS technology SHANGHAI, CHINA, Sept. 18, 2012 /CNW/ – Ice Wireless and Iristel today announced a partnership with Huawei Canada to enter into a multi-year, multi...