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Xplore Inc.
Xplore Inc. is a Canadian rural internet service provider. It is the largest rural focused broadband service provider in Canada.
Xplore Inc. was founded in 2004 under the name Barrett XPlore.
In 2011, Barrett XPlore rebranded to Xplornet Communications Inc.
In April 2012, Xplore entered into a partnership with Shaw Communications to market bundles of its Shaw Direct satellite television service with Xplore internet service.
In 2014, the company purchased capacity on ViaSat-2 and EchoStar XIX as part of a plan to expand its service area to all of Canada by 2017.
In January 2017, Xplore acquired the Saskatoon-based competitor YourLink.
In November 2017, Xplore acquired Manitoba-based fixed wireless provider Netset Communications. With the deal Xplore retained the Netset brand and Netset continues to operate out of Brandon, Manitoba as a separate division of Xplore.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Xplore customers reported increased issues with connectivity speeds. According to Lis McWalter, a Carling, Ontario resident and chair of the West Parry Sound SMART Community Network, speeds are so slow that audio calls are impeded, and said “Even at the best of times we don’t get the speed that’s promised.”.
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Xplore Inc.
Xplore Inc. is a Canadian rural internet service provider. It is the largest rural focused broadband service provider in Canada.
Xplore Inc. was founded in 2004 under the name Barrett XPlore.
In 2011, Barrett XPlore rebranded to Xplornet Communications Inc.
In April 2012, Xplore entered into a partnership with Shaw Communications to market bundles of its Shaw Direct satellite television service with Xplore internet service.
In 2014, the company purchased capacity on ViaSat-2 and EchoStar XIX as part of a plan to expand its service area to all of Canada by 2017.
In January 2017, Xplore acquired the Saskatoon-based competitor YourLink.
In November 2017, Xplore acquired Manitoba-based fixed wireless provider Netset Communications. With the deal Xplore retained the Netset brand and Netset continues to operate out of Brandon, Manitoba as a separate division of Xplore.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Xplore customers reported increased issues with connectivity speeds. According to Lis McWalter, a Carling, Ontario resident and chair of the West Parry Sound SMART Community Network, speeds are so slow that audio calls are impeded, and said “Even at the best of times we don’t get the speed that’s promised.”.