Tag Archives: Fibre Optic Installations

Government of Canada invests over $5 million to bring high-speed Internet to over 3,300 households in British Columbia

Rural British Columbians to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet Today, Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, announced over $5 million in funding for ispeed Communications, Swift Internet and TELUS to bring high-speed Internet to over 3,300 […]

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How To Build Rural Broadband, Learning From History

Source: https://www.thefoa.org/foanewsletter.html You can spend hours reading about the lack of broadband in rural America. Here are two recent examples from the FCC and The Verge. But while AT&T CEO John Stankey told Wall St. analysts that he doesn’t think there is any way to extend fiber to rural areas at all, FOA has worked […]

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FOA Safety Rules for Fibre Optics:

For the Full Article: https://www.foa.org/tech/ref/safety/safe.html 1. Keep all food and beverages out of the work area. If fiber particles are ingested they can cause internal hemorrhaging. 2. Always wear safety glasses with side shields to protect your eyes from fiber shards or splinters. Treat fiber optic splinters the same as you would treat glass splinters. […]

COVID-19 Directives

To our valued customers, partners, suppliers and team, during the ongoing pandemic caused by #COVID-19, The Axis Group wants to assure you that we are here to support you while promoting the health and safety of all citizens in the communities in which we live and work. We’ve implemented teleworking where applicable and stringent cleanliness […]

Metropolitan Fibre and Smart Cities

Source: https://www.thefoa.org/tech/ref/appln/smartcities.html Fiber is essential to supporting the development of “Smart Cities.” Defining a Smart City is not easy as it is broad in scope and requires forecasting the development of new technologies. Also few of those involved in the various aspects of what makes up a Smart City have the same view of what […]

Fibre Optics Projects for Class Labs or a Science Fair

Source: https://www.thefoa.org/tech/sciproj.htm We have gotten many requests for projects involving fibre optic communications for science fairs and K-12 science class projects. We thought we’d share with you the projects we developed for our own kids in the scouts and has been used in classrooms and science fairs. We’ve added a few more advanced exercises to […]

RCDD – One of the Top 5 Telecommunications Certifications

Best Telecommunications Certifications 2018. Read the full story on Business News Daily: Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification offered by Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI)is One of the Top 5 Telecommunications Certifications. When it comes to bringing people and systems together, networking is often required to make all the right connections and technologies work. […]

New Conduit Video Inspection & Location Services

SHINING THE LIGHT INTO CONFINED SPACES, PREVENTING SOIL DISRUPTIONS: Introducing the AxisTech new Conduit Video Inspection and Location Services. We extend our service offering by incorporating a state-of-the-art, lightweight Conduit inspection camera system. Our cost-saving strategy will maximize on-site time efficiency by easily finding and identifying infrastructure problems. The process will minimize costly site disruptions […]

Langara Science & Technology Building Showcase the Glenco & AxisTech Teams

Responding to a construction project RFP from BC Bid; Axis Technical and Glenco Electric were awarded the Langara College flagship building contract for the Science & Technology facility. A long-time customer of Axis Technical Services, Langara welcomed the latest collaboration with these experienced teams and their understanding of the expected levels of quality, expertise and […]

North American Data Centre Expansion

The Axis Group Secures a North American Data Centre Expansion

Following their success of a North American firm’s Phase One, Axis Systems Group was awarded the contract to complete Phase Two of the security upgrading for one of the existing data centres in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Phase Two design and build-upgrade was realized over three months of summer 2016. Call 604 559 AXIS (2947) or Email ROI[at]AxisTech.ca to Schedule a […]