CanWISP News

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / In the world we live in today, the globe practically spins on the axle of the internet. In the age of global connectivity, a stable internet connection made possible by top-of-the-line networking equipment and solutions is a must for every telecom and ISP company alike. It's practically a basic right.

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Mimosa Extends Distribution Agreement with JRS Global for Canadian Market

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 17:28:25 GMT

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Mimosa by Airspan and JRS Global Networks Pvt. Ltd. continue to expand their global reach by adding Canada to their distribution agreement. JRS Global has been a valuable distributor for Mimosa since 2019, bringing 14 years of experience in Wireless Networks and Telecommunications to the market in India.

For the full article click here.

CanWISP affirms additional funds for Universal Broadband Fund

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 02:09:27 GMT

OTTAWA, April 21, 2021 - The budget announcement on April 19 was excellent news. In confirmation of their September 2020 Throne Speech, the Liberal government has topped-up the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) with an additional $1 billion investment. These funds will further extend the reach and service levels of Canada’s internet.

Jonathan Black, Executive Director of CanWISP, noted that “CanWISP members look forward to leveraging this additional funding with their own capital to extend the reach of their existing networks as well as increase the capacity and service levels they are delivering to their mostly rural customers. “

CanWISP members understand the digital divide between urban and rural Canadians. Their rural friends and neighbors continue to lag behind the connectivity levels enjoyed by urban Canadians. CanWISP looks forward to details on how these new funds will be incorporated into the UBF funds and processes.

CanWISP (Canadian Association of Wireless Internet Service Providers / Association des fournisseurs de service internet sans fil)

CanWISP represents Canadian Wireless Internet Service Providers. We participate in legislative, regulatory and policy-informing processes on behalf of our member ISPs. Our members provide fixed-wireless Internet access to households and business across Canada on networks that they have built, operate and maintain. Our members live in, invest in, and employ people in the predominantly rural communities they serve. Visit www.canwisp.ca for further information.

CanWISP 2021 Conference Wrap Up

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:28:27 GMT

The 2021 edition of the CanWISP Conference was virtual and attracted just under 200 attendees. We had attendees from across the country. The conference brochure is available here:

CW2021 Conference Brochure

The Presentations are here:

CW2021 Presentation - TVWS - Brad Stimpson (Redline)

CW2021 Presentation - Multiband - Ronil Prasad (Aviat)

CW2021 Presentation - Thriving in Challenging Times - Claire Carver-Dias (Clearday)

CW2021 Presentation - New Opportunities in Fixed Wireless - Matt Mangriotis (Cambium)

CW2021 Presentation - Brand Storytelling - Mark Evans (Marketing Spark)

CW2021 Presentation - Compliance - Brenda Bouchette (TacitLaw)

CW2021 Presentation - WiFi 6: Are you ready? - Greg Owens (Calix)

Breakout Session material:

CW2021 Breakout - Huawei

Liberal Government Throne Speech 2020 - Assuring Canadians that broadband internet for all is still a priority

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:22:47 GMT

Liberal Government Throne Speech 2020

Assuring Canadians that broadband internet for all is still a priority

OTTAWA - September 23, 2020 - Today’s Throne Speech from the Liberal government provides renewed hope that better internet for Canadians is on its way. “The Government will accelerate the connectivity timelines and ambitions of the Universal Broadband Fund to ensure that all Canadians, no matter where they live, have access to high-speed internet.”

“There’s a reason that some Canadians don’t have access to reliable broadband internet,” says Scott Holmes, President of CanWISP. “It’s not a simple problem to fix. It will take effort and investment from many parties and cooperation on many levels. We applaud the commitment to accelerate the program design and implementation of the Universal Broadband Fund.”

The need for consistent broadband internet in all parts of the country has never been more obvious than in the past months. The work-from-home mandate has collided with inconsistent internet service. Stories of remote work success have been tempered by frustrating video-conferencing experiences of others and even broken meetings of Canadian Parliament.

“Our members stand ready to leverage their existing networks with new capital and government assistance,” says Holmes. “Internet is a driver of economic development everywhere. The most dramatic impact will be realized when rural Canadians have the broadband internet they deserve.”

CanWISP (Canadian Association of Wireless Internet Service Providers / Association des fournisseurs de service internet sans fil)

CanWISP 2020 - Photos

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:45:04 GMT

Enjoy these memories / Profitez de ces souvenirs.

CanWISP 2020 Photo Album

CanWISP 2020 Conference - Wrap Up

Tue, 10 Mar 2020 01:42:17 GMT

Another edition of the CanWISP conference with record attendance is in-the-books. With over 300 attendees and more poutine than we could eat it was our best yet.

The presentations from the conference are below including the backup presentation from Preseem that we had ready to go if needed.

01-CanWISP 2020 Huawei Connecting Canada's North- Jewellery From the Land.mp4

02-CanWISP 2020 Welcome.pdf

03-CanWISP Dr Geist The Battle for Communications Policy in Canada.pdf

04-CanWISP 2020 Terragraph - The Future of Wireless 0320.pdf

05-CanWISP 2020 Walker Climate Care Hiring Well CanWISP.pdf

06-CanWISP 2020 Mangriotis Wireless v Fiber.pdf

07-CanWISP 2020 CRTC Ian Baggley CanWisp 4 March 2020 FINAL Slide.pdf

07F-CanWISP 2020 CRTC Présentation Ian Baggley CanWISP 4 mars 2020 FINAL SLIDE.pdf

08-CanWISP 2020 Microsoft Airband.pdf

09-CanWISP 2020 CENGN Dealing with Residential Broadband Problems in Northern ONT.pdf

10-CanWISP 2020 CIRA Update.pdf

11-CanWISP 2020 Telesat Leo in partnership connecting everyone everywhere.pdf

12Backup - CanWISP 2020- Deliver a better experience to your customers - Preseem.pdf

Hope to see you all again in 2021. We're back at Hilton Lac-Leamy from March 22-24, 2021.

Release: CanWISP predicts rural internet will be improved with the upcoming 3500MHz spectrum auction

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 16:00:36 GMT

CanWISP predicts rural internet will be improved with the upcoming 3500MHz spectrum auction

OTTAWA (MARCH 6, 2020) – The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced rules for the 3500 MHz spectrum auction yesterday that will assist rural internet service providers in providing higher-speed internet services.

As Mr. Bains noted, “The 3500 MHz bands are recognized around the world as one of the key spectrum bands for 5G technologies. This spectrum will support higher speeds, increased data usage and new applications.”

By setting aside spectrum for small and regional companies, internet service providers, such as CanWISP members, will have increased access to these key spectrum bands providing the foundation for better service to their customers. The auctioned price for this spectrum should be more affordable for these smaller companies that typically serve rural Canadians.

During the Consultation on a Policy and Licensing Framework for Spectrum in the 3500MHz Band, CanWISP requested that spectrum be set aside for smaller, regional telecommunications service providers and that spectrum be auctioned in smaller geographic blocks than had been done previously.

CanWISP is eager to see how the recently announced rules for the 3500MHz spectrum auction will result in greater competition and better internet services for rural Canadians. The set-aside spectrum is significant progress in making spectrum more available to smaller service providers that are already investing in servicing rural Canadians.

About CanWISP

CanWISP represents Canadian Wireless Internet Service Providers in Canada. We participate in legislative, regulatory and policy-informing processes on behalf of our member ISPs. Our members provide fixed-wireless Internet access to households and business across Canada on networks that they have built, operate and maintain. Our members live in, invest in and employ people in the predominantly rural communities they serve.

For more information, contact:

Scott Holmes | President

1.877.370.4439

scott@canwisp.ca

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CanWISP Efforts 2019

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:10:08 GMT

CanWISP has been busy over the past months. We have represented the Canadian WISP Industry by participating in various consultations with ISED and the CRTC. Be sure to check out our Government Representation page (https://www.canwisp.ca/Canwisp-Representation-Work). These consultations take place over many months and require a significant investment of time and funding.

We have participated in efforts to:

Make upcoming spectrum auctions more accessible to very small service providers (August 2019 - ISED: Consultation on a Policy and Licensing Framework for Spectrum in the 3500 MHz Band (SLPB-002-19))

Open up the Mobile Phone market to wholesale providers (May 2019 - CRTC: Review of Mobile Wireless Services (TNC 2019-57))

Encourage ISED to allocate spectrum in smaller geographic areas more suitable to small providers (February and April 2019 - ISED: Consultation on a New Set of Service Areas for Spectrum Licensing (DGSO-002-18))

Highlight the need for more appropriately priced spectrum fees for Point-To-Point links. (January and February 2019 - ISED: Consultation on License Fees for Point-to-Point Radio Systems (DGSO-001-18) )

I encourage you to have a look at the submissions on the CRTC and ISED websites accessible via the included links.

2020 CanWISP Conference and AGM

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:37:47 GMT

We're back at Hilton Lac-Leamy in 2020 (March 2-4)!

CanWISP 2019 Photos

Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:59:32 GMT

Here are some photos from our last event. We're back at Hilton Lac-Leamy in 2020 (March 2-4) so watch for the announcement. Until then enjoy the memories ...

CanWISP 2019 Photos

Jonathan Black

CanWISP 2019 Conference Wrap Up

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:07:42 GMT

The CanWISP 2019 Conference is 'done and dusted'. Based on the feedback survey it was a big success. Thank you to all of you who attended. The Conference presentations are available here.

CanWISP 2019 Conference Presentations

Canadian Thanksgiving at Wispapalooza 2018

Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:06:08 GMT

If you find yourself at WISPAPALOOZA (http://www.wispa.org/Events/WISPAPALOOZA-2018) on Thanksgiving Day and want to talk hockey or CRTC / ISED and a bit of Canadian eh! then come to Fogo de Chão at 360 E. Flamingo Road (https://fogodechao.com/location/las-vegas/). We'll be meeting there at 7:30PM (Monday, Oct 8). If you can, let me know beforehand (jblack@canwisp.ca).

Conference 2019 - Save the Dates - March 25-27, 2019

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:08:05 GMT

The Canwisp 2019 Conference will be held at Hilton Lac-Leamy on March 25-27,2019. Registration will open in September. Watch for announcements about the agenda, speakers and pre-conference seminars.

NEW – CanWISP Insurance Program for Members

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:46:51 GMT

We have great news for our membership,

CanWISP entered into an agreement with JMHI Insurance Group Inc. in March of 2018. JMHI was approved to create a tailored insurance product for CanWISP. It is here… as a value-added service to your membership you can now access a customized insurance solution with CanWISP only Discounts!

JMHI has worked with Travelers of Canada to produce unique Insurance package offerings just for CanWISP members. It offers multiple levels of coverage based on your size and operation to ensure you only pay for what you need. The greatest part is the special discounts only offered to our members… 10% off of your cyber coverage plus an additional 10% off your towers!

JMHI is currently licensed in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and has a strategic alliance with a Brokerage to service Quebec. They are currently working on B.C. and are more than happy to work with other Brokerages to ensure you get the CanWISP coverage and rates.

JMHI is run by Eric Gaudrault who is the Owner, President and Principal Broker. Eric did a great Insurance for WISP presentation at our last CanWISP Conference in Lac-Leamy. Personally servicing over a dozen ISP/WISPs and having worked in the Telecom Industry for several years, Eric has a Niche skillset to effectively address our membership’s insurance needs.

To gain access to the program or if you have any questions please contact Eric directly at:

Email: eric@jmhigroup.ca

Tel: 226-312-2020

Toll Free: 1-855-236-5644

We are proud to bring this added value to our members!

Safety Code 6 Reporting

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 19:49:14 GMT

Safety Code 6 reporting is due annually (in July of each year). If you need a refresher on what's involved have a look here:

Safety Code 6 Untangled Presentation

If you are a Canwisp Member, you can access a spreadsheet that will help you with the calculations in the Member Documents section of the website:

Member Documents

Jonathan

Canwisp 2018 Conference Wrap Up

Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:06:32 GMT

Our 2018 Conference is now "In The Books". We had record attendance and great speakers. Thank you to our Sponsors and Industry Partners. The Presentations and Photos are available here:

Canwisp Wrap Up

Christiane Laizner addresses the Canwisp 2018 Conference

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:43:17 GMT

We were very pleased the Ms. Christianne Laizner was able to present to the attendees at the Canwisp 2018 Conference today. The text of her presentation can be seen here:

Christiane Laizner to the Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Wireless Internet Providers

ISED: Consultation on the Spectrum Outlook 2018 to 2022

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:34:44 GMT

CanWISP has hired Nordicity to assist CanWISP in developing its submission to the ISED Spectrum 2018-22 Consultation process. Click ISED Consultation
for more details on the Consultation.

An eSurvey is an essential part of the research needed to better understand current and anticipated spectrum needs. Nordicity will develop a Research report that will be appended to CanWISPs submission. If you are a member of CanWISP your designated contact should have already received a personalized email invitation. If you are not a member of CanWISP we would still appreciate your input (click here).

The Board strongly encourages the participation of your firm in this survey as the higher the participation, the more credibility CanWISP's submission will carry with ISED and the better the chances for Canadian WISPs to secure much needed spectrum.

It is essential that each firm designate a single respondent and that the respondent uses a single machine for responses. This will avoid duplicated effort and ensure consistency. This will also enable the respondent to start & stop the questionnaire at any time during the survey period.

Important note: The survey period will be only 6 days from November 21 to November 27, so please fill out the survey in the next few days.

Your participation will be greatly appreciated.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Jonathan Black

jblack@canwisp.ca

CanWISP Newsletter 2017-10

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:43:30 GMT

Here's the 2nd edition of the CanWISP Newsletter. If there is any topic you would like us to address in the next edition please let us know (info@canwisp.ca).

CanWISP NEWSLETTER 2017-10 FR.pdf

CanWISP NEWSLETTER 2017-10 EN.pdf

AGM 2018 - Registration now OPEN

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:15:32 GMT

http://www.canwisp.ca/event-2586120

Save The Date - CanWISP AGM 2018

Fri, 19 May 2017 14:08:05 GMT

CanWISP AGM 2018

Monday March 26th to wednesday 28th 2018

Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau QC

First CanWISP Newsletter launches today Vol 1.

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 20:07:47 GMT

Please download the first ever CanWISP newsletter. Please read and let the Board of Directors hear your feedback!

CANWISP FEB 2017 NEWSLETTER EN.pdf

CanWISP sees progress in Industry Canada’s recent 3500MHz statements

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:20:16 GMT

Montreal, August 20th 2014

CanWISP sees progress in Industry Canada’s recent 3500MHz statements

Canadian Association of Wireless Internet Service Providers, CanWISP, applauds Industry Canada on their announcement of the Consultation on Policy Changes in the 3500Mhz Band (3475-3650 MHz) and a New Licensing Process in Rural Areas.

Over the past 15 years, smaller wireless ISP’s have been using unlicensed spectrum to deliver services to Rural Canadians with amazing results. However, the continuing demand for higher speed services and content delivery is pushing unlicensed spectrum to its limit. Access to spectrum in the 3500Mhz band would allow CanWISP members to expand and extend their service offerings delivering higher speeds and additional services with larger data capacities.

Licensed spectrum has historically been available to very large telecommunications providers with deep pockets that allow them to participate in the auction process for licensed frequencies. The 3500Mhz spectrum has remained largely unused since the auction process began in 2004, despite the fact that equipment has been available during this time frame. Industry Canada’s proposal to divide the spectrum, including potentially having multiple licenses within each 25 square kilometer `grid-cell, makes for a very granular, very addressable license area for our members. Using smaller geographic licensing areas could result in added administrative overhead for providers spanning multiple areas, but smaller areas will also increase the availability of spectrum to more service providers.

The move to divide the spectrum between rural and urban use is also a move in the right direction. It will result in more affordable rural spectrum for smaller ISP’s. There are more dollars per square kilometer in Toronto or Ottawa than there are in small-town Canada. The density of people and the dollars that can be generated from urban spectrum are what drive the value of that spectrum. When the spectrum is sold off as a block across the country, the price of the spectrum doesn’t match the business model for the smaller more rural centres. There are some outstanding questions on how rural-urban boundary spectrum is handled.

CanWISP believes Wireless Internet Service Providers will be able to utilize the 3500Mhz spectrum to help the Government achieve its goal of delivering a minimum of 5Mbps to rural residents as laid out in its Economic Action Plan 2014.
About CanWISP

At CANWISP, we strongly believe that all Canadians deserve outstanding access to our technological infrastructure. To accomplish this, we take part in regulatory discussions with the Canadian Government to promote and share best practices within both government and industry.

CANWISP members ensure that rural and exurban communities across Canada have the access and reliable connectivity they need to high-quality voice, video and data services. We work and live in all of the communities we serve, which gives us a greater understanding of our customers' needs and a much more personal aspect to our service.

Our goal: to continue working with stakeholders to ensure that spectrum, a public resource, is used in an efficient and beneficial manner for all Canadians, no matter where in the country they live.

For further information please contact Jonathan Black: jonathan@canwisp.ca, +1 (613) 567-6585 x 260

Industry Canada Notice No. SLPB-003-14 — Consultation on a New Licensing Framework and Licence Renewal Process for the 24, 28 and 38 GHz Bands

Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:21:03 GMT

The intent of this notice is to undertake a public consultation on the document entitled Consultation on a New Licensing Framework and Licence Renewal Process for the 24, 28 and 38 GHz Bands. This document sets out Industry Canada’s proposals with respect to the new licensing process for spectrum licences in the 24, 28 and 38 GHz bands, as well as the renewal process proposals for the 24 and 38 GHz bands that were auctioned in 1999.

More Info:
Industry Canada Gazette Notice SLPB-004-14