YELLOWKNIFE – SSi Mobile has been crowned winner of the Startup Canada High Growth Entrepreneurship Award.
The Startup Canada Awards celebrate and recognize individuals, communities, and institutions that demonstrate innovation, excellence, outstanding achievement, and advance entrepreneurship in Canada.
“For 28 years, the SSi family has been committed to the vision that all northerners deserve access to leading-edge affordable telecommunications services, no matter how remote their community,” said SSi Micro founder and CEO Jeff Philipp, in a statement. “Meeting the challenges of this commitment in the Arctic is no easy feat and can only be accomplished through innovation and perseverance. The launch of SSi Mobile in Nunavut represents an incredible effort by a great team, and to have their dedication and skill recognized by Startup Canada with this award is truly an honour.”
Headquartered in Yellowknife with a satellite teleport and network operations centre in Ottawa, SSi Mobile parent SSi Micro designs, builds and operates telecommunications networks around the world.
