Yellowknife Scores a First for Broadband Wireless Access: SSI Micro and Inukshuk Internet Introduce New Internet Service, a First in Canada.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2004 The promise of broadband wireless access today becomes a reality for Yellowknife, as the community becomes the site of the first Canadian launch of new wireless Internet technology. Starting today, customers in Yellowknife will be able to purchase high-speed Internet services from SSI (1) See server-side include and single-system image. (2) (Small-Scale Integration) Less than 100 transistors on a chip. See MSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. 1. (electronics) SSI - small scale integration. 2. Micro Ltd., one of the largest Internet service providers in Canada's North. The network that supports this new service is operated by Inukshuk Internet Inc., a Canadian wireless communications company. The launch delivers to the area a new level of connectivity and access to information, services and business opportunities. "This is a real boost for consumers and businesses in the North," said Jeff Philipp, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SSI Micro. "We are delighted to be working with Inukshuk to bring the new service to Yellowknife, and we see this as a landmark. We're offering the community a dynamic new way to communicate, to learn and to do business with each other and with the rest of the world." "This is exciting news for everyone involved," added Andre Tremblay, President and CEO, Inukshuk Internet Inc. "We are committed to the success of this launch, which will allow for a new form of high quality, high-speed Internet service. Broadband wireless access can foster opportunities and overcome the barriers of distance for Canada's North. We are very pleased to be working with SSI Micro to deliver our vision of connecting Canadians in all parts of the country." For residential, SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. (Small Office Home Office) and small business customers, there is now the chance to enjoy the advantages of reliable, high-speed Internet service, which is made particularly attractive by its ease of use and the added feature of "nomadicity." Customers receive a wireless modem - a discreet box known as customer premises equipment See CPE. (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) - which they can simply 'plug-and-play', self-installed and hassle-free! With nomadicity, the CPE can also be moved as readily as a laptop computer to function anywhere within the Yellowknife network footprint. As for the services themselves, the network will fully support a broad range of high-speed and feature-rich applications that are increasingly essential, such as distance learning and video conferencing. The network equipment and CPE are supplied by NextNet Wireless, a leading broadband wireless equipment manufacturer. About SSI Micro Ltd. Based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, SSI Micro Ltd. is a leading provider of telecommunications services. The company has extensive experience in many areas of local, municipal and wide area networking and is well-known for its expertise in rural and remote connectivity. Since 1990, it has been providing leading edge technology services and solutions across Canada and internationally. The company is also one of the largest Internet Service Providers (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) in the North, providing Internet services and support in several communities across the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, the Yukon and Northern Quebec. About Inukshuk Internet Inukshuk Internet Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Microcell Telecommunications Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension : MT), a Canadian provider of Personal Communications Services See PCS. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) under the Fido(R) brand name. Inukshuk Internet was granted licences from Industry Canada for Multipoint Communications Services (MCS) spectrum in the 2500 to 2596 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. frequency band, to build a unique, "last mile" broadband wireless access network. The licences cover a population of some 30 million people, comprising all the provinces and territories of Canada, with the exception of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. In Yellowknife, Inukshuk Internet operates as a wholesaler and works with retailer SSI Micro to bring the services to market. On November 19, 2003, Inukshuk announced that it had also formed a new venture with Allstream Inc. and NR Communications to further expedite and extend MCS network deployment. For more information, visit www.ssimicro.com, www.inukshuk.ca, and www.microcell.ca. Fido is a registered trademark of Microcell Solutions Inc. |
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