HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
354 in their own language . “ Aboriginal culture can be maintained and flourish because of the connectivity that the internet brings ,” he says .
In trying to provide Northern Canada – where temperatures can plunge to -40 ° C – with high speed internet access , Huawei has a mammoth challenge on its hands . “ The biggest challenge is the environment ,” admits
Pereira . “ When you build a network tower , it can get covered in thick ice in the winter so the equipment needs to be very tough and durable . You also need to power the station ; sometimes these stations are in such remote places that you don ’ t have a power supply nearby so you need to find an alternative solution , like solar .” To take on this challenge , Pereira points out
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