Northwestel extending FTTH service to Inuvik

INUVIK, NWT — Far north telecom provider Northwestel is extending its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, which will be Northwestel’s second FTTH community in the northern territories, following the launch of FTTH in Hay River, N.T. earlier this year. Inuvik (pop. 3,200) will also be the first community north of the Arctic Circle to have access to FTTH service, says the news release. “Northwestel is making significant upgrades to our telecommunications network in Inuvik. We will be replacing aging copper wiring to people’s homes with fibre,” says Northwestel president Curtis Shaw, in the release. “This is a milestone...