ICE WIRELESS-IRISTEL AND HUAWEI PARTNER FOR 3G WIRELESS NETWORK IN NORTHERN CANADA

Ice Wireless and Iristel have announced a partnership with Huawei Canada to enter into a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide 3G cellular services to rural and remote communities in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut by the end of 2013. The network upgrade and expansion by Ice Wireless-Iristel, powered by Huawei networking equipment, will improve 3G and wireless broadband services to 60,659 people across the three territories, and provide access to services that were previously unavailable to local residents. The plan includes expanding telecommunications services to some of the smallest and most challenging areas in the country, including the remote community of Aklavik, a community with a population of 594. Ice Wireless-Iristel will also provide Northern residents with fixed line services, including home telephone through Iristel’s Canada-wide VoIP CLEC network.

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