Rural Communities in British Columbia now have a faster runway to accessible broadband connectivity, with the announcement that Roel Coert has officially taken on the role of i-VALLEY Vice President, B.C. Roel Coert is one of Canada’s foremost experts in telecom technologies, Open Access broadband, infrastructures and telecom operations. He has designed and managed networks […]
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Canada’s largest rural municipally-owned broadband project is getting underway
Press Release For Immediate Release August 31, 2020 Pictou County Begins Network Construction PICTOU, NS – The Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC) has begun construction on phase one of its rural internet project. MOPC Council recently approved $11 million to fund the first phase of its rural internet project that will see residents in the […]
Fibre advice from Corning
The Fiber to the Premise knowledge center is your one-stop source for information about Corning’s array of solutions and products. https://www.corning.com/fiber-to-the-premise/worldwide/en/home/knowledge-center.html#whitepapers […]
Digital Divide: Canada’s rural-urban internet gap widens during pandemic
https://www.capebretonpost.com/news/provincial/digital-divide-gap-between-canadas-rural-urban-internet-speeds-widens-during-covid-19-485368/ cape breton post […]
Congratulations to Halifax on its Technology Win
Halifax has been rated as one of the top 25 tech cities in North America, according to CBRE. CBRE Group, Inc. is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with 2019 revenues of $23.9 billion and more than 100,000 employees. The study reviewed cities based on their ability to attract and grow tech […]
Key: Your Own Network
The most advanced broadband communities supply their own communications networks. Not one of the 14 winners of the ICF’s global “Most Intelligent Community” award, has had their network provided by a telecommunications company. Networks that are provided with the mission of community value, are more advanced than those run to make a profit. Here are […]
Rural Survival Means Broadband
Between 25-50% of all rural job loss is due to a lack of broadband (Broadband Communities Magazine) The average home today has six Internet-connected devices that require increasingly dense broadband capacity High-definition video produces five times more data than normal The telecom infrastructure currently available to residential consumers in Ottawa is not capable of supporting […]
Rural Survival
Network-driven innovation is the most important single factor creating economic growth today: Innovation has created two-thirds of all economic growth (study: 2000-2008, UK) The face of Innovation is networked: The Internet accounts for 21% of all global GDP growth among developed nations Facebook is now worth more than Walmart, the world’s largest retailer Apple, Microsoft […]
Broadband For Smart Rural Regions: The Need
A Smart Rural Region is anyone or grouping of communities, large or small, central or remote, that enjoys the economic development, job growth and social prosperity that bloom when software applications are used to engage the energy of all sectors of the community. Broadband: The next essential utility, after hydro Innovation: Ecosystems charge the community […]
Network-In-A-Box
i-Valley is a not-for-profit movement to create Smart Rural Communities and regions, that mobilize citizens to achieve faster economic growth, better health care and greater sustainability, through the engagement of users with advanced enabling technologies. We unite with a Consortium of best-practice partners, selected to suit each community’s specific situation – to provide a complete […]
