SSi to invest $75M in Nunavut’s broadband network

IQALUIT - Northern broadband service provider SSi is investing $75 million in broadband service across Nunavut in an effort to help bridge the digital divide between North and South.Key components of the investment program, announced Thursday, include new mobile and 4G LTE broadband wireless technologies in the territory’s communities; a “massive” upgrade to the current satellite backbone connecting Southern Canada to Nunavut; new infrastructure on the ground to support the use of high-throughput satellites (HTS); and new open gateway facilities, known as PowerComm Hubs.SSi said that the investments start immediately and will continue over the next three years. Consumers will see...