“It’s the network, stupid”

09. February 2012 Internet Services 0
“It’s the economy, stupid” was a phrase Bill Clinton used during the 1992 Presidential Campaign. I often think of it when I hear all the requests we’re getting for more and more speed when companies are searching for business internet services. Most I.T. administrators and System Integrators, however, recognize that it’s not just about speed, ...

Skyway Launches “Infrastructure as a Service” Data Center in the Cloud

Last week I was in Calgary, rolling out our “Infrastructure as a Service” to System Integrators and I.T. firms. Skyway is partnering with OneWire, delivering a hardware-free solution that gives I.T. professionals all the advantages of a complete enterprise-class datacenter without the hassle and expense of managing such a sophisticated system. Your servers exist in ...

Three Ways to Lower your Smartphone Bill

Cellular costs are for many companies their fastest growing, and most uncontrollable, expense. Everybody wants a Smartphone and sometimes they want two, a Blackberry for the office and an iPhone or Android for personal use. They quickly become your primary communication tool at home and the office and your voice calls, text and data charges ...

Burstable Fibre compared to a Guaranteed Fibre Internet Connection

13. October 2011 Internet Services 0
A few weeks ago I wrote about a new 10 Mbps Burstable Fibre Internet service, available throughout most of Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. We received lots of responses, with many asking how a Burstable Fiber service compares to an Internet connection with Guaranteed Bandwidth. Burstable fiber traffic is assigned a lower priority within our network ...

The Benefits of Combining Voice and Data over the Internet

11. October 2011 Internet Services 0
Yes, voice and data convergence was introduced back in the 80’s. ISDN (“Integrated Services Digital Network”, but some of its more unflattering nicknames included “It Still Does Nothing” or “I See Dollars Now “) was a common variant touted by most major telecom companies. But here we are 25 years later and we still have a ...

Thank you, Donald Rumsfeld

06. October 2011 Internet Services 0
“We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know.  But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don’t know we don’t know.” One of my favourite quotes is from former US Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld.  It’s interesting that he was ...

New 10 Mbps Burstable Fibre Internet Service

22. September 2011 Internet Services 0
For about the same cost as a 1.5 Mbps T1 service, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton businesses can take advantage of a new Full-Duplex 10 Mbps Burstable Fibre Service.  This 10 Mbps service is only $695 per month, and for a limited time we will offer a FREE installation, based on a 3-year term. Fibre (or, ...

Skyway West is not just ADSL

11. August 2011 Internet Services 0
Although we have many business ADSL customers, Skyway West also delivers Fibre and other Premium Internet Access Services across Canada. We provide a 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps Full Duplex ethernet port and you choose from speeds ranging from 1 Mbps to 200 Mbps. These speeds are guaranteed. Premium Services are symmetrical, uploading at the same speed they ...