Lakeland Networks acquires CORE Broadband and Interactive North

MUSKOKA, Ontario — Lakeland Networks’ parent company, Lakeland Energy, announced Monday it has purchased all of Bracebridge, Ont.-based CORE (Central Ontario Residential and Enterprise) Broadband’s customer business and operations including Interactive North. CORE operates more than 100 wireless towers across the Muskoka and southern Parry Sound regions and serves almost 2,000 retail and wholesale wireless customers. It has brought to market many leading-edge wireless technologies such as fixed wireless LTE and millimeter wave pre-5G service, says the news release. Lakeland Networks provides high-speed fibre-optic Internet, including gigabit Internet, and triple-play services (phone, TV, Internet) to customers in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville,...