RAMTelecom wins government broadband contract

OTTAWA – Satellite provider RAMTelecom has been selected by the federal government to create and support a satellite service network that will provide, secure, high-speed data and voice services for remote government offices across Canada. Ottawa-based RAMTelecom is a satellite service provider of solutions for broadband data and voice business communications. The initial $600,000 contract requires RAMTelecom to create a new broadband network that may include up to 25 sites. The network will improve federal government operations by giving officials in remote locations ready access to the government's Intranet and information databases, says the company. "Most of the remote sites...