Scaling the roofs of Maskwacis to build a mesh network
Last month, an acquaintance of mine posted this in a Facebook group: Who wants to come install networking equipment under the supervision of [...]
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Investments in Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) extend and strengthen essential infrastructure for research
NREN partners’ investments extend network reach, increase capacity, and strengthen resiliency of network infrastructure supporting data-rich, collaborative innovation Cybera and its partners [...]
Testing the Gaps in First Nations’ Internet Access
In July 2004, the Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution directing “the government of Canada to honour its commitment to connect every [...]
Grade 6 Students Learning to Analyze Climate Data and Government Spending Using Callysto
A class of grade six students from Sherwood Park’s Westboro Elementary are among the first to test Callysto, a new and unique online [...]
Securing Alberta Students’ Online Identities
An online platform that helps staff and students at K-12 schools to safely and easily access third-party learning services is now available to [...]
Cybera’s Virtual Firewall Service: An Introduction and History
Earlier this month, Cybera launched a Virtual Firewall Service (VFS) for Alberta’s public sector institutions. In this first of a two-part blog series, [...]
Alberta educators reduce IT costs and improve bandwidth capacity with Cybera’s shared Virtual Firewall Service
A virtual solution to the cybersecurity resource constraints faced by Alberta’s public sector has been developed by Cybera. The first of its kind [...]
Research networks avoid the pitfalls of US net neutrality changes – for now
Author: Cathy Bogaart, Director, Marketing and Communications, Orion. Undoubtedly, you have seen the recent news coverage about the US Federal Communications Commission repealing Obama-era [...]
Why rural connectivity is an issue for EVERY Canadian
As part of our core mandate, Cybera continually pushes for the democratization of technology access in Canada. We’ve seen some major policy successes [...]
New Canadian data mining tool analyzes how public submissions affect regulatory decisions
When the CRTC sought submissions to its 2015 consultation on “Basic Telecommunications Services,” thousands of people offered their opinions on what the future [...]