Connect the Next Four Billion Internet Users by Balloon – Not a Loon-y Idea
by Lee Rickwood
Large, sleek, silvery balloons overhead may soon bring Internet service to underserved locations around the world.
Tag: Internet
Elon Musk may be the Internet link rural Canadians seek
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s not unusual to see Elon Musk have grand ambitions, but his foray into space-based Internet connectivity could be the trigger rural Canada’s need for speed.
Slower Internet Speeds: COVID Responses Causing Network Congestion
by Lee Rickwood
Canadians across the country are reporting slower Internet speeds as our online usage increases significantly as part of the social response to COVID-19.
Google Offers Parents Support to Address Safe Internet Use
By Yasmin Ranade
Almost all of Canadian youth aged 15 – 24 access the Internet daily, and the majority of school-aged children use social media. How can parents educate their children – especially tweens and younger – on the dangers of Internet use?
Canada Dominates Broadband List: Small Towns, Big Cities Among the World’s Best
by Lee Rickwood
Fifteen of the top thirty cities and towns on a list of broadband-enabled intelligent communities worldwide are in this country, according to the Intelligent Community Forum.
What Does ‘Endless Data’ Really Mean?
By Christine Persaud
Shopping around for a new smartphone and/or service plan, you’ve probably come across the terminology “endless data” and wondered what on earth it actually means.
Lacking Affordable Internet, Indigenous Communities Take D.I.Y. Approach to Technology
by Lee Rickwood
Doing it for yourself in this case means setting up Internet and mobile phone access in remote rural and northern communities.
Canadians will find out soon if cheaper Internet is coming
By Ted Kritsonis
If high prices for home Internet have been eating away at your budget, some relief may be on the way, depending on a recent ruling by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to slash wholesale rates larger providers charge smaller ones.