Northwestel’s Post

Northern Canada has faced increasing challenges from climate change, with wildfires and flooding causing significant damage to critical infrastructure. In recent years, these events have disrupted fibre lines, leading to lengthy interruptions in telecommunications services. The CNFL addresses this by creating a fully redundant network—if one section is damaged, internet and cellular traffic can reroute seamlessly, minimizing disruptions for homes and businesses. This ambitious project was made possible through investments from Territorial and Federal government programs and Northwestel contributions. As the leading telecommunications provider in Canada’s North, Northwestel serves 97 communities across the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, and Alberta. The CNFL traverses many northern Indigenous traditional territories, with its success deeply rooted in the collaboration and traditional knowledge shared by Indigenous rights holders throughout the project. This marks a transformative step forward for connectivity in the North! #Canada #Arctic #Connectivity #fibre #internet

Issue #3 of our (dotzedw) weekly newsletter is out. We talk about: 1. Starlink and the opportunity to fill the access gap in Southern African schools, 2. Why South Africa's construction market has been steadily declining and, 3. How Zambia's Telecoms regulator is caught between customers & service providers Read the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/d_B87gCU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAPE CONNECT INTERNET (PTY) LTD ANNOUNCES (Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa) On 11 December 2024, Cape Connect switched service to the new Equiano Cable that runs from Cape Town to Lisbon. Our primary international service runs on Equiano, with our old ACE service remaining in place for redundancy purposes. Initially announced in 2019 by Google, the Equiano subsea cable is one of the highest-capacity cables serving Africa. The cable stretches 15,000 kilometres from Portugal to South Africa, boasts twelve fibre pairs, and has a design capacity of 144 Tbps. In addition to its landing station in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town, the cable also has landing stations in Africa, in Rupert’s Bay, St. Helena; Lomé, Togo; Lagos, Nigeria; and Swakopmund, Namibia. From these stations, branching units will extend connectivity to other African countries. However, unlike other undersea cables connecting Africa, the Equiano cable is state-of-the-art infrastructure based on space-division multiplexing (SDM) technology. This negates signal boosting along the way and provides and express services less than 120ms (currently averaging 114.4ms) between Cape Town and Lisbon.

An interesting Phenomenon happening in the Greater East African region. Like i mentioned in one of my earlier posts that Reliable Bonded connectivity will be a game changer in the African Continent. For the last few days, There has been a Major Submarine Cable Cut in the seas that has affected Connectivity in the East African and South African Region. Customers have been complaining of slow speeds. In the last two days, my inbox has been abuzz with many people asking me for Bonded Connectivity Solutions. These are people from different Market Verticals and not only Broadcast companies looking for these solutions. However the biggest challenge is the Main players in this field of Bonded Connectivity seem to neglect the African continent,Yet their is a HUGE potential at play!!! Good thing is that a number of the little known companies have now began to take African Continent Seriously and they are now getting fruits especially now during this time of the fiber downtime in East Africa.

Could it be that the regulatory environment is finally shifting to recognise the importance of vital telecommunications infrastructure? A recent dealing with a Council suggests a disconnect remains. I know this isn't an isolated case. Here's hoping moves like this increase awareness and continue to change perceptions.

or the first time, parts of the Western Isles have been provided with mobile phone coverage, thanks to Virgin Media O2. This significant development is part of the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, aimed at addressing not spots areas with poor or no mobile phone coverage. A new communications mast has been installed on South Uist, providing a reliable signal for all mobile networks in the area and almost all of neighboring Benbecula. This installation marks the first location to be completed in the second phase of the SRN programme. The first phase, completed in June, involved 227 sites, demonstrating the programme's commitment to expanding connectivity. The SRN is a collaborative effort between mobile network operators and the UK government, with the ambitious goal of extending 4G connectivity to 95% of the UK’s landmass by the end of 2025. This initiative is crucial for improving communication infrastructure in rural areas, ensuring that residents and visitors alike can benefit from reliable mobile coverage. In July, the SRN project achieved another milestone by installing the UK’s highest phone mast at Glencoe Mountain Resort, standing 1,108 meters (3,635 feet) above sea level. This achievement underscores the programme's dedication to overcoming geographical challenges to provide widespread mobile coverage. The introduction of mobile phone coverage to parts of the Western Isles is a landmark achievement, reflecting the broader efforts of the SRN programme to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. As the programme progresses, it will continue to enhance connectivity, safety, and economic opportunities for rural communities across the UK. #telecommunication #virginmediao2 #mobilecoverage #uk #unitedkingdom #phone #infastructure #ukgovernment #thesocialtalks

🌍📡 The Africa Internet Outage - "The Internet for Africa is carried primarily over fiber optic systems that are laid on the ocean bed on the eastern seaboard of Africa and on the western seaboard, connecting multiple countries to Europe and to the Internet. What's happened over the last several months is there been a series of unrelated cable cuts caused by different factors which have severely impacted the Internet, most recently ... two cables off the coast of South Africa, the eassy cable and Seacom cable, were cut in the early hours of Sunday morning. And that created quite a significant issue for the Internet for multiple countries down the eastern seaboard. Those cables will be repaired hopefully within the next ten days, and normal services should be resumed after that." - Industry leader Chris Wood from WIOCC . These are quite unusual circumstances in my opinion, given the fact that these cables are well marked on marine maps. Your opinion counts. Has your business been affected? #AfricaTech #InternetOutage #Connectivity

Great news for rural West Yorkshire! Brsk is expanding its full-fibre broadband network to connect 10,000 more homes and businesses in areas like Denholme, Haworth, Wilsden, Crossroads, and Cullingworth. With speeds of up to 2Gbps, this investment will give communities the reliable, high-speed internet they deserve. Cullingworth is already seeing the benefits of the rollout, and the work in other areas is on track to finish by December 2024. It’s fantastic to see Brsk’s commitment to ensuring rural communities aren’t left behind in the digital world. This expansion is part of Brsk’s wider efforts to improve connectivity across the UK, and it’s a great example of how better broadband can open up opportunities and drive growth in local areas. Well done, Brsk! https://lnkd.in/eATDgQfj #altnet #FTTP #Broadband

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