Skyline Wireless NLOS Broadband
Speaking at the press conference, Joe Handley, premier of the Northwest Territories, said the new service will have "tremendous impact" for Yellowknife, and will help businesses there "compete on an equal footing with people all over the world." Gordon van Tighem, mayor of Yellowknife, said it was "very exceptional" to see a new technology rolled out first in the city. "Remote spaces create worldwide solutions," he observed. First in Canada
In March of 2004, in conjunction with Inukshuk Internet Inc., SSI Micro launched the first commercial Canadian implementation of 2.5 GHz NLOS (non line of sight) wireless broadband Internet service. The network provides residential and corporate users in Yellowknife with access to high speed, nomadic broadband access. This is a broadband (high-speed) Internet service like no other. The first of its kind deployed in Canada, it delivers high speed Internet access, like a cable or DSL modem, only it does so without being connected to anything but your computer.
The system supports mobility; clients can roam between recognized service areas, or simply roam around town for instant access to their account. Taxi drivers, service vehicles, barge/sealift companies and sports organizations utilize the mobile aspect of our service offering.
The service is delivered using the Expedience® NLOS wireless line of products. Base stations deliver and receive signal throughout the town while subscriber units are provided to the customer. These subscriber units are programmed to search and lock onto the nearest base station and are authenticated and tracked via our billing and provisioning system ARIA.
Features of the Expedience® technology include:
- NLOS coverage across cells of up to 30 km
- High capacity per cell
- Uniform broadband data rates throughout the cell
- True plug-and-play, customer installable subscriber units
- Easily add cells to address market penetration growth
In March 2004 SSI demonstrated the system at a press conference in Yellowknife by displaying a live video feed from a truck moving around town, with a simultaneous feed from a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver on the truck showing its route and a brief Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) conversation.
Since its deployment SSI has expanded its service offering and is now the largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. We provide Wireless broadband to over 60 communities through the Skyline, QINIQ and AirWare networks.
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