Blog, News, Products Update - Galaxy Broadband

by Galaxy Broadband September 22, 2020

Announcements . September 22, 2020

Crown Capital Partners Expands Network Services Platform with Acquisition of Galaxy Broadband Communications

Mississauga, Sept. 22, 2020 /CNW/ – Crown Capital Partners Inc. (“Crown” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: CRWN), a capital partner to entrepreneurs and growth businesses, today announced it has acquired privately-held Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. (“Galaxy”), an Ontario-based satellite service company that provides telecommunications services to enterprise customers across Canada. For almost three decades, Galaxy has provided reliable and innovative communications to […]

by Chris Kerr February 15, 2019

Announcements . February 15, 2019

When You’re Down, You’re Out of Business. Galaxy Provides Redundancy.

Have you ever been affected by fibre or cell outages? Do you have a reliable “backup” in case of such an emergency? Did you know there is a low cost reliable solution to such catastrophes? Galaxy offers low cost business continuity solutions. Our redundancy plan for your company starts with our redundant network and our […]

by Chris Kerr October 10, 2018

Willy's Adventures . October 10, 2018

Willy Battles Baffin Island Blizzards

Over the last couple of weeks, our favourite travelling journeyman installation specialist, Willy, has been up north on Baffin Island installing multiple 4.5m satellite dishes. His time up north started with digging all of their equipment out of a foot of snow, then reconstructing the pad for the first satellite. The next step was constructing […]

by Chris Kerr August 23, 2018

Announcements . August 23, 2018

Galaxy Broadband Expands Current Teleport Operations

This spring Galaxy Broadband expanded their current Teleport operations. The decision was to move their existing Ku band network to the Galaxy Teleport/Head Office in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Galaxy’s Mississauga Teleport uplinks not only 2 of their Ku services but also one of their C band networks. “This gives us better control and more flexibility […]

by Chris Kerr July 26, 2018

Willy's Adventures . July 26, 2018

Life at a Mining Exploration Camp

In a unique glimpse into what life in a Mining Exploration camp is like, our “Man on the Ground” Willy recently spent an extended time setting up our services for a new camp, far removed from our everyday comforts. “When you travel to these places and stay for extended periods of time, you see how […]

by Chris Kerr June 15, 2018

Blog Series - Tech Updates . June 15, 2018

BLOG SERIES – Technology Updates from the World of Satellite Communications #3

From Rick Hodgkinson, President and CEO of Galaxy Updates on Current Technologies and Future Trends The final blog in the technology and industry updates series will highlight some of the developments and improvements in satellite technologies widely used today. I will also briefly mention a few of the things the industry is carefully watching for […]

by Chris Kerr May 8, 2018

Blog Series - Tech Updates . May 8, 2018

BLOG SERIES – Technology Updates from the World of Satellite Communications #2

From Rick Hodgkinson, President and CEO of Galaxy The first blog in this industry and technology updates series talked about LEO’s, which many consider to be the next best thing in satellite networks. This blog will focus on two new satellites, Medium Earth (MEO’s) and High Throughput Satellites (HTS). Medium Earth Orbit Satellites (MEO’s) MEO’s […]

by Chris Kerr April 17, 2018

Blog Series - Tech Updates . April 17, 2018

BLOG SERIES – Technology Updates from the World of Satellite Communications #1

From Rick Hodgkinson, President and CEO of Galaxy Here is an industry update on the new technology shaping the future of satellite communication. This will be a three-part blog series over the next two months, so be sure to check back! SpaceX, Google, Facebook and others are promising connectivity to the world with exciting new […]

by Chris Kerr March 27, 2018

Announcements . March 27, 2018

Galaxy SkyWATCH brings Netflix to remote camps in Canada

More than ever, remote camps are searching for ways to retain employees and offer a higher quality of life during recruiting. The top 3 demands are shelter, food and Internet/entertainment. Internet has become the connection to home and friends (Facetime), day to day bill paying (banking apps), product and services purchasing (Amazon) and entertainment (Netflix). […]

by Galaxy Broadband August 24, 2017

Willy's Adventures . August 24, 2017

Member of Galaxy’s Installation Team Dances With Wolves

For over 25 years, Galaxy has been selling and installing their satellite solutions all over North America. One of their Journey men installation specialist is Will Colbourne. Willy has been working with and for Galaxy for over 10 years and is currently stationed out of our Edmonton branch. Willy has travelled to every province and […]

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