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2022: Telecommunications Stories in Review
With 2023 in full swing, we’d like to look back at some of our most popular blog posts of 2022. Check out our top 5 most popular blog posts. The Impact of Outages In December 2022, the government of Canada released a list of the top 10 weather stories of the year. The top two events on the list, Hurricane Fiona in Atlantic Canada and the derecho in Ottawa, had a big impact on our staff and customers, with some going up to 10 days without electricity. Naturally, our blog posts that highlight how to prepare for the next big…
Delivering LEO Satellite Connectivity to Canada’s High North
As we start the new year, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity continues to emerge as an accessible and cost-effective communications solution for government customers around the World. The number of countries pursuing LEO satellite communications is expanding at pace with more and more government agencies recognizing its application across an increasing number of use cases. LEO-based satellite communications promises to significantly enhance levels of connectivity across the High North and Arctic Circle, a particular area of interest for Canadian government agencies responsible for securing extensive land and maritime environments 50 degrees north of the Equator and above. Examples include…
What hidden features does my phone have?
Smartphones are the obvious must-have tech gadgets in 2023. More than 85% of us have one. We use it for several hours a day for just about everything from texting, talking, and taking photos or videos — to shopping, working, social media-ing, and so much more. Still, are we getting the most out of our magical little do-everything devices? Probably not. Gadget-makers add handy new tricks all the time. For example, did you know that many smartphones now come with a built-in white noise machine? I didn’t, until I happened upon the feature buried in my accessibility settings a few…
How to use two WhatsApp accounts in one smartphone
Most Androids smartphones today feature dual-SIM support which allows users to use two different numbers on a single device. With two phone numbers in one smartphone, there’s a change that you would want to run two instances of WhatsApp for both the phone numbers. Companies like Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, Huawei and Honor now offer ‘Dual Apps’ or ‘Dual Mode’ feature (the name may differ from brand to brand) which allows users to run two different accounts of the same chat app. This means you need not carry two smartphones just to use two WhatsApp accounts. Wonder how? Here’s a…
Lessons Learned for Rural ISPs at the CanWISP 2023 Conference
Small internet service providers (ISPs) are essential in bridging the digital divide and ensuring that all Canadians have access to reliable and affordable internet services, regardless of where they live. The Canadian Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (CanWISP), a non-profit organization representing many small ISPs, recently hosted its annual conference. ROCK Networks’ staff attended the event, which covered valuable information for ISPs, and we’d like to share some highlights. New Opportunities and Obligations for ISPs One of the most compelling topics at the conference was how small ISPs can bridge the digital divide and provide reliable internet access to rural…