North Rock Communications

North Rock Communications Ltd.
Private
Industry Telecommunication
Founded Bermuda, 1997
Headquarters 7 Par La Ville Rd., Hamilton, HM 13, Bermuda
Key people
 Vicki Coelho, General Manager
Products Broadband
Dialup
Colocation
Data Centre
Webhosting
VoIP
WiMAX
Slogan "-------"
Website www.northrock.bm

North Rock Communications Ltd. is an Internet and telecommunications service provider located in Bermuda.[1] It is the second largest ISP on the island, and through its own WiMAX Network, is the only company to offer both Internet service and connectivity under the same corporate entity.[2]

History

North Rock was launched in 1997 with a staff of three people offering dial-up Internet service. Over the next several years, the company developed one of the largest internet and telecommunications architectures, consisting of several data centres, a country-wide WiMax network, and a suite of telephony services.

Present

As of 2012, North Rock remains the only Bermudian-owned and operated internet service provider. Its chairwoman, Vicki Coelho, is involved in and regularly cited on matters of Bermudian telecommunications regulation.[3][4] It is currently facing increasing competition from foreign-owned entities, with Jamaica-based Digicel recently entering the internet services market.[5]

References

  1. ↑ North Rock launches new 10MB service and rejigs pricing | Bermuda Local Business
  2. ↑ "Electronic Communications Act 2011" (PDF). Government of Bermuda. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Coelho, Vicki. "Comments on draft telecommunications regulatory reform legislation" (PDF). Government of Bermuda. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Mello, Marina (21 May 2012). "ICOLs get mixed response from telecoms firms". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Wright, Alex (18 November 2011). "North Rock takes legal advice on new Digicel internet service". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

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