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
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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