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October 14, 2011

Xplornet Communications Completes 4G Satellite Ground Station in Alberta

Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's premier rural broadband provider, has successfully completed a 4G satellite ground station, located near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

This huge investment in this cutting-edge ground station technology, made by the company will provide a high speed link to the Internet for a next generation, or 4G, high throughput satellite, ViaSat-1, that will supply broadband for rural Canadians across the country.

Officials said that the ground stations like the one near Fort McMurray will provide the terrestrial link for the high-capacity signal the satellites will receive and transmit.

The Fort McMurray ground station is an integral part of our national 4G network that will allow the company to create a better broadband experience for rural Canadians.

In a release, Bill Macdonald, Senior Vice President at Xplornet, said: “We have invested in Alberta and Fort McMurray because the location worked well with our national design offering us a very robust, scalable connection to the Internet. We are Alberta's largest provider of rural broadband, and the province is a critical market for us. So we are pleased to be able to locate this kind of leading-edge technology here.”

The first 4G satellite, Viasat-1 will be launched October 19th and a second satellite, Jupiter has been scheduled for launch in the 2nd quarter of 2012. 

“Xplornet is proud to make Alberta an important part of our technical and financial investments, especially with satellite. As Europe, the UK, and the U.S. have shown, the only practical way to get real broadband to everyone, regardless of location, is via satellite. And 4G satellite is a game-changer in terms of its ability to deliver speed and capacity,” concluded Macdonald. 

In related news, Xplornet Communications has announced the acquisition of RipNET Limited. Located in the Brockville region, RipNET is an Internet service provider that operates in the eastern Ontario region that extends from Manotick to Gananoque, and as far north as Perth.



Deepika Mala is a contributing editor for MobilityTechzone. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell


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