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Mendoza College of Business – Delivering Digital Equity
August 2022
Along with her business partner David, ND alumna Nicole Brown is leveraging her IT firm to service Indigenous communities across Canada.
Why Samsung for Business – Ruggedized Solutions for the Frontline
May 2021
Featured on Samsung News alongside fellow partners Microsoft and Gamber-Johnson for its unique work with Samsung DeX technology and its #MobilityFirst effort to bring the office to the officer in the field.
Hyperloop Transportation Hopes to Promote Clean Commercial Transport Alternative
May 2021
Featured on iPolitics for its work with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and leverage of the Universal Broadband Fund to get Starlink broadband internet hooked up in remote northern communities.
Starlink internet ‘dishy’ faces off against snow, wildfires in remote Canada
December 2021
Featured on Fox News Weather after the one-year anniversary of the Pikangikum First Nation Starlink rollout, highlighting sector-by-sector how the technology is designed to overcome extreme weather conditions and serve remote communities.
Starlink offers promise of connectivity for the North
May 2021
Featured on TimminsToday for helping bring Starlink high-speed internet service to Pikangikum First Nation.
“I’m a community person who really believes in their community, and I hope it gives the younger generations a little bit of hope,” said Vernon Kejick, an employee of the Pikangikum Health Authority.
Connectivity Project currently underway in member First Nations
May 2021
Featured on the Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council website following Phase 1 of the council’s connectivity project, which saw Starlink high-speed internet set up for schooling in five of the council’s member First Nations.
Everything you need to know about Elon Musk’s internet service
March 2021
Featured on Business Insider for working with SpaceX to bring Starlink to Pikangikum First Nation as a part of the service’s beta, providing the community with a new gateway and greater potential for the delivery of essential services
FedNor gives funds to Kenora businesses
January 2021
Featured in the Kenora Miner & News after receiving money from FedNor’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program meant to facilitate cutting-edge IT services and accessibility for local police officers, while also creating new jobs in the process
FedNor investing $1.1 million into two Kenora companies
January 2021
Featured on TBNewsWatch after receiving money from FedNor’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program meant to facilitate cutting-edge IT services and accessibility for local police officers, while also creating new jobs in the process
How SpaceX teamed up with a small Canadian IT company to bring its Starlink internet service to an indigenous community
December 2020
Featured on Business Insider for its work with SpaceX to bring Starlink broadband internet to Pikangikum First Nation, opening several new doors for the community’s essential services, including education and healthcare
Giving up on traditional telecoms means satellite is the “only path forward” for Indigenous broadband, CEO says
December 2020
Featured on Cartt for an interview with company CEO David Brown, explaining how remote communities should give up on traditional telecommunications services in favour of satellite-based internet connections.
Elon Musk’s Starlink offers fast internet connections to rural Canadians
December 2020
Featured on CBC as part of a story on the delivery of Starlink high-speed internet service to remote communities in the North, highlighting the work done with Pikangikum First Nation and the process of reaching out to SpaceX
How Elon Musk’s internet service may finally unlock this northern Canadian community’s isolation
December 2020
Featured in the Toronto Star for the role it played in bringing Starlink to Pikangikum First Nation, helping empower the community by connecting its essential services to high-speed internet.
Pikangikum First Nation in Ontario to be connected to Starlink internet
November 2020
Featured on MobileSyrup for working in collaboration with SpaceX, Canadian Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Kenora Member of Parliament Eric Melillo to bring Starlink high-speed internet to Pikangikum First Nation
SpaceX Starlink Internet to Connect Pikangikum First Nation in Ontario
November 2020
Featured on iPhone in Canada after linking up with Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford and Kenora MP Eric Melillo, following the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) approval of SpaceX Starlink internet service in Canada.
Mobile Innovations to Showcase Secure Mobile Data and Electronic Pocket Notebook for the ‘Connected Officer’ at the 2018 CACP IT Workshop
February 2018
Featured on Newswire for its work in partnership with Mobile Innovations CEO and founder Gary Bauer, who presented at the 2018 Canadian Chiefs of Police IT Workshop about the company’s #MobilityFirst initiative and work to get MPA Niche RMS running on mobile devices.