From wolves to ‘idiots’ with backhoes, threats to fibre lines in Northern Canada are many
Residents of Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, are learning how fragile their internet connection can be after suffering two major
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Optic fibre cable in Arctic Canada was cut in ‘rare’ weekend telecom outage, says Northwestel
Northwestel says a major communications disruption in the Yellowknife area, northwestern Canada, over the weekend resulted from a severed fibre
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Community in Arctic Canada frustrated by months-long internet and cell service issues
After what residents describe as months of spotty internet and cell services in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic,
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New satellites to boost communications in Arctic Norway
The Nordic country cooperates with the U.S and other allies over the development of a new broadband communication network in
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Alaska’s first wireless 5G network to be built in Anchorage
The state’s largest telecommunications company announced it’s building the first 5G wireless network in the state’s largest city. GCI will
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Major step towards a Europe-Asia Arctic cable link
Japanese and Nordic partners team up with Russia’s telecom giant MegaFon taking the proposed Arctic fiber optic project a major
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to launch 911 emergency service in November
The Northwest Territories’ long-promised 911 service will be functional starting in November, says the territory’s minister of municipal and community
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$125.2 million announced for high-speed internet in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
Ottawa and the province of Quebec announced $125.2 million this week to help improve high-speed internet in Nunavik, the Inuit
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Telecom company serving Northern Canada accuses competitor of blocking calls
The CEO and president of Ice Wireless is claiming Telus (a large telecom company based in southwestern Canada) has been
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SpaceX rocket launch will mean faster internet for Canada’s Nunavut
The successful launch of a rocket in Florida on Sunday will mean faster internet service for people in Nunavut (eastern
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New fibre optic line to ensure reliable internet access in Northern Canada
A nearly 800-kilometre fibre optic network will be built to connect Inuvik, N.W.T. and Dawson City, Yukon, which the federal
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Healthcare facilities in rural Alaska struggle to pay internet bills
A program that provides millions of dollars in federal subsidies to help pay rural Alaska healthcare facilities’ high internet bills
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Alaskan Senator cites rural Alaska in vote supporting “net neutrality”
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined two other Republicans who broke GOP ranks to vote with Democrats on Wednesday in an
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Norway blames Russian troops for GPS jamming near border
Intensive military training on the Russian side of the border creates increasing communications troubles for nearby Norwegians. The Norwegian Ministry
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Russia to link military installations with trans-Arctic cable
Starting in Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula, in Northwestern Russia, the fiber-optic line will provide state-of-the art tele- and data
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