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Survey finds Manitoba’s rural internet, cell service still bad

Results of KAP’s rural connectivity survey show nearly two-thirds of rural Manitobans dissatisfied with internet, cellular access

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 28, 2020

Poor rural internet and cell services obstruct communication, stall business and impede technology uptake, according to survey results KAP released April 16. “We have heard deep-seated frustration from both farm families and non-farmers about the state of connectivity in rural Manitoba, and providers cannot continue to ask us to pay for a service that is

The challenges with moving a new technology into rural areas could create new partnerships and opportunities.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

The wired farm

Will 5G networks kick off a wave of innovation for Canada’s farms?

By John Greig April 20, 2020

Users of the Samsung Galaxy S20 phone will be the first to have access to 5G technology in Canada. Rural residents and farmers will have to wait much longer – if the technology ever arrives. Rogers announced in early March that it is rolling out 5G networks in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Montreal, with 20

Janssens girls Maddie (3), Kaity (10), Lexi (6) and Hailey (3) do home work at their Boissevain-area home.

News, Other

Home education highlights gaps in rural internet

School divisions are adapting with print materials, phone calls, adjusted expectations

By Geralyn Wichers April 17, 2020

Science experiments get complicated with twin toddlers running around. Kaity, 10, and her mom Heather Janssens started an experiment on evaporation — filling a cup of water and coming back periodically to mark the water level to show if it dropped. They took a break to play outside, and when they came in it looked

In February, KAP launched a rural connectivity survey to better understand issues surrounding cellular coverage and broadband access across Manitoba.

News, Other

Keystone Agricultural Producers launches rural cell and internet survey

Rural Manitobans miss out on key information and the ability to call for emergency help because of poor cellular coverage, says one KAP director

By Geralyn Wichers March 2, 2020

Keystone Agricultural Producers is asking farmers and rural folk to weigh in on their internet and cellular service providers. “(Internet service) should be a basic human right, almost,” KAP District 6 director Sam Connery-Nichol told the Co-operator Feb. 19. “You need it.” Connery-Nichol was staring at the ‘wheel of death’ on her internet browser screen

Spotty cellphone connection and internet service might be an issue for producers wanting to stream video via a calf surveillance system.

Farmit Manitoba, Local news, Other

Cow cams may fall short without tall towers

Failure to connect: Like anything involving video transfer, calving cameras will need good internet and cell service to transmit an image of the calving pen off the farm

By Alexis Stockford September 10, 2019

Cow cams may promise peace of mind but, like most things connected to data agriculture, they also bring up the perennial challenges with rural internet. Rural internet is an obstacle for the farmers wanting to adopt cow cams, Colin Palmer (a producer and speaker on cattle surveillance systems) admits. He has reaped the benefit of

Equipment, Local news

Faster internet may bring technology to more farms

In 2017, 84 per cent of farmers were using precision ag tech, but half said their internet wasn’t fast enough

By Geralyn Wichers August 23, 2019

Rural internet improvements may have implications for precision agriculture, farm technology — and Netflix binging. “We all hate waiting for that circle of death,” said Trevor Armitage, vice-president of global operations at Farmers Edge, referring to the familiar buffering symbol used while waiting for available bandwidth to catch up to demand. He said user experience drives much

Agriculture is poised for a data revolution, but what good data if you can’t access it or transmit it?

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: Testing the limits of rural Internet

By Gord Gilmour April 11, 2019

Anyone who’s spent time recently in voice-mail jail can confirm often it’s best to take one’s interaction with large organizations online. True, it’s probably just a cost-cutting measure and they’re pushing that cost onto you, the client. But it’s often also undeniably easier to take the self-serve option, where you do it yourself, at a

A CRTC report in 2016 declared broadband internet access an essential service. Are we there yet?

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Bridging the digital divide is no easy task

Rural residents are still living life in the slow digital lane

By Laura Rance-Unger May 22, 2018

Anyone who dares suggest country life moves at a slower pace would be laughed out of the room in most rural communities, especially at this time of year as the spring-planting frenzy kicks into high gear. But there’s one sector of the rural economy and of rural living that few would deny moves at a

A YourLink tower outside Weyburn, Sask. (YourLink.ca)

Xplornet buying YourLink

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 14, 2017

One of Canada’s biggest providers of rural broadband is set to expand its space in the Saskatchewan market by buying rural high-speed wireless provider YourLink. New Brunswick-based Xplornet Communications on Monday announced an all-cash $28.75 million deal with Victoria-based Vecima Networks for the “remaining assets” of Vecima’s YourLink business. YourLink, based in Saskatoon, is a

Telecommunication tower with beautiful sky background

News

Study says faster Internet speeds not enough

The Rural Development Institute says increasing the culture of use in rural areas  is equally important to making faster broadband available

By Lorraine Stevenson January 6, 2017

A new study by the Rural Development Institute (RDI) in Brandon says rural residents will need help becoming more Internet savvy as faster broadband services become available. “Everybody treats broadband with a mentality of ‘build it and they will come,’” said RDI research associate Wayne Kelly. “What we’re finding, though, is that there is a

Daily Network News

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