Woodstock, NB, July 6th, 2012 - Xplornet Communications Inc. is pleased to announce the successful launch of EchoStar XVII, a Hughes 4G broadband satellite that will greatly expand Xplornet's 4G footprint across rural Canada. The satellite was launched from French Guiana at 5:36 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday July 5th,…
Woodstock, NB (June 13 2012) -Xplornet Communications Inc. is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a $125 million private financing. This additional funding, a combination of debt and equity raised from its existing investors, is an endorsement of Xplornet's rural broadband strategy and the company's strong execution. The…
MARKHAM, ON, March 15, 2012 /CNW/ - John Maduri, CEO of Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband, responded today to Industry Canada's announcement of proposed changes to foreign ownership and spectrum auction rules. Overall, Xplornet is conditionally supportive of the direction of the proposed changes. "Industry Canada…
WOODSTOCK, NB, Feb. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband services, is pleased to announce that its first 4G broadband satellite has passed all tests and is now operational, serving customers across Canada. Launched in October 2011, ViaSat-1 is the highest capacity broadband satellite…
CALGARY, AB and WOODSTOCK, NB (April 4, 2012) - Shaw Direct and Xplornet Communications Inc. are proud to announce a marketing agreement that will offer increased value to new and existing Shaw Direct DTH video customers and Xplornet high-speed Internet customers. Shaw Direct provides leading satellite services to more than…
MARKHAM, ON, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - F-Secure and Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband services, today announced that Xplornet Communications Inc. will offer F-Secure's Internet Security services for PCs and Macs to its subscribers across Canada. F-Secure's anti-virus program will help ensure that Xplornet's business and…
WOODSTOCK, NB and WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 8, 2011 /CNW/ - Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband services and Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a provider of optimized wireless broadband solutions addressing the connectivity, capacity and coverage challenges of public and private networks, today announced that Alvarion's 4Motion® solution supporting TD-LTE was successfully tested…
WOODSTOCK, NB - Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband services, has co-signed an open letter that calls on the Minister of Industry, Christian Paradis, to change the way spectrum is auctioned. Rural Internet Service Providers are deeply concerned about the lack of spectrum for rural areas to build…
May 26, 2011 - Woodstock NB - Ed and Bill Barrett, co-chairs of Barrett Xplore Inc. along with CEO John Maduri and the entire national team are pleased to announce that Barrett Xplore Inc. has rebranded to Xplornet Communications Inc. The change, effective May 24th, 2011, reflects the incredible success and…
Markham, ON, May 24, 2011 - Xplornet Communications Inc. (formerly Barrett Xplore Inc.), is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a $230 million private financing. One of the largest Canadian telecom financing announcements this year, the funds will be used to support and aggressively expand Xplornet's broadband network across…