Introducing our newest Retail Service Provider Account Executive

We’re very pleased to welcome Marnie Moroz to our team at Axia SuperNet Ltd. Marnie joins us as a Retail Service Provider Account Executive, taking over from Pierina Lissa who is on maternity leave. We’ll let Marnie introduce herself in her own words.

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First Nations TSAG Connecting to the SuperNet

This article was written by and republished with permission from the First Nations (Alberta) Technical Services Advisory Group.

Water monitoring - Photo courtesy of TSAG

TSAG embarked on a 3-year infrastructure project in 2010 to bring high speed connectivity to all First Nation band administration offices and water treatment plants in Alberta.

We are pleased to announce that this project is not only on track to be completed on budget but is also an entire year ahead of schedule. Construction and light-up of the high speed fibre-optic connections are scheduled to be finished before the end of March 2012.

These connections allow communities to tap in to new economic, social and educational opportunities and take advantage of emerging technologies such as remote water quality monitoring solutions.

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Alberta’s SuperNet Enables Emergency Response

Alberta’s SuperNet enables Emergency Response. It connects first responders with each other and with the critical information they need to respond quickly and efficiently in emergency situations.

Do you have a story to share about how Alberta’s SuperNet is being used to enable Healthcare in your community? We’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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Alberta’s SuperNet Enables Healthcare

Alberta’s SuperNet is enabling Healthcare in rural Alberta by allowing medical professionals to connect with their patients and with each other to deliver quality health services anywhere in the province. Diagnostic imaging, videoconference consultations and mobile healthcare are just some of the possibilities.

Do you have a story to share about how Alberta’s SuperNet is being used to enable Healthcare in your community? We’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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Alberta’s SuperNet Enables Agriculture

Right here in Alberta, Alberta’s SuperNet lets producers optimize their agriculture operations, streamline their business management and connect with a world-wide market, opening doors to new economic opportunities.

Do you have a story to share about how Alberta’s SuperNet is being used in your community? We’d love to hear about it in the comments!

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2011′s resolution must have been “share more”

Well, here we are at the end of 2011. It’s been an interesting year in the world of technology and connectivity, to say the least!

From the latest must-have gadget (4 million iPhone 4S units were sold in the first three days it was on the market and yes, I have one) to the hottest user-created YouTube content (everything from Rebecca Black’s “Friday” to the cutest babies and cuddliest kittens imaginable), we’ve definitely demonstrated that we like our gadgets and we like sharing our lives online!

Smart phone apps like Instagram racked up millions of users in just a few months, and the amount of content we produce and share online has skyrocketed.

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Happy Holidays from Axia SuperNet Ltd.

We would like to wish all our friends and customers a very happy Holiday season and the best of everything in the New Year.

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Alberta’s SuperNet Enables Rural Connectivity

Alberta’s SuperNet lets Internet service providers connect homes and businesses in rural Alberta. This means better access to things like online shopping, social media and video chatting with loved ones. It also opens doors to new economic opportunities for all Albertans, by letting us compete globally from right here at home.

Do you have a story about how SuperNet is being used in your community? We’d love to hear it, please  leave a comment on this post.

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Alberta’s SuperNet Enables Education

Since Alberta’s SuperNet was launched in 2005, it has played a significant role in how students and schools in Alberta connect with each other and with amazing interactive learning opportunities, connecting with people and resources around the world, and even out of this world! This week we’ll be sharing some of those stories with you. If you live in Alberta and use Alberta’s SuperNet for education, we’d love to hear your story too! Please feel free to leave your comments on this post.

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Answering your most-asked questions about Axia’s new Internet Gateway Service

There has been a lot of interest and questions from the community at large since Axia introduced its Internet Gateway Service.  Some of the questions I’ve received express a genuine curiosity about our model, others contain missing information that leads to more confusion about our model, Axia and the SuperNet in general.

In hopes of providing clear and precise information to all interested parties, the following Q&A are my responses to the most common questions I’ve had come my way.

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