Iceland’s fibre optic plans to close rural connectivity gaps by 2026
Iceland’s Minister of Universities, Industry, and Innovation announced that the country plans to provide fibre optic network access to 100
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Why starlink is being called a ‘game-changer- in many N.W.T. communities
When Andrea Keogak was asked how many people in her community of Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., use Starlink, she guessed it
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Non-profit offers free Starlink internet to Ulukhaktok; residents say they’re good
Multiple residents say they use their own Starlink accounts and don’t need the community-wide program. A non-profit is touting a
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Could Ulukhaktok’s community network be an internet model for other communities?
A free internet option is now available in Ulukhaktok, one of Canada’s most remote Arctic villages, something those involved in
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Fibre optic line coming to Arctic community in N.W.T.
More than $19.7 million was announced on Monday to bring high-speed internet to the Arctic community of Tuktoyaktuk in Canada’s Northwest
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$88-million broadband grant will be a game changer for northwest Alaska, say senators
The U.S. body responsible for advising on telecommunications has announced an $88-million broadband grant for rural Alaska, something that will
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Northwestel says competition is forcing improvements to northern internet
Company already losing customers to Starlink, CRTC hears Northwestel says it’s working to improve internet service across the North —
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Fibre optic internet comes to Whatì, N.W.T.
‘It will be a really good communication tool,’ says Alfonz Nitsiza In Whatì, some buildings are now seeing internet speeds
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Bad internet persists in the N.W.T. despite federal commitments to improve service
Auditor general says small, remote communities still falling behind on internet access A new report from Canada’s auditor general says
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$30.3 million grant announced to build up high-speed internet in rural Alaska
The Indigenous non-profit corporation responsible for health and social services for the majority of Alaska’s interior will receive $30.3 million
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New subsea cable to connect Asia, Europe, and North America through the Arctic
After Finnish state-owned operator Cinia and Russian MegaFon earlier this year put on hold plans to lay telecom cable from
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Western Arctic hamlet left without reliable internet for 8 days, worst residents have seen
Residents of Ulukhaktok, a small Inuit community in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), say they’ve never experienced anything like this before —
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Canada, the HFO ban & great power competition in the North – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mathieu Landriault
The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no
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Unlimited internet to come to seven Northern Canadian communities by Nov. 1
The North’s largest telecommunications provider says unlimited internet is coming to seven communities on Nov. 1, according to a press
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Canadian Telecom businesses say recent federal funding solidifies Northwestel monopoly
Smaller players in the Northwest Territories’ telecom industry say the money given to Northwestel to help improve internet speeds only
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