Company Profile
Founded in 2004, OmniGlobe Networks is a Canadian-based, global telecommunications company that provides affordable, satellite and WiMAX broadband Internet, VoIP, tele-education, telemedicine and cellular services to world regions where terrestrial telecommunications are unavailable, unreliable, or simply too expensive.
In 2007, the company acquired UK-based BTIG and its principal subsidiary L-TEQ, thus expanding its capabilities into the enterprise and government markets. With over 20 years experience in the design, installation and commissioning of satellite earth stations, transportable terminals and VSAT networks, the European headquarters will become the centre of expertise, operations and sales into the Middle East and Africa.
Clients
The company has a very diverse and global customer base ranging from the remote First Nations’ communities across Canada, to an Internet café in southern Iraq to large scale businesses in the Middle East and domestic consumers in Cyprus. Its enterprise customers include broadcasters, telecom carriers, Internet Service Providers, corporate groups, government departments and international non-governmental organizations.
Recognition and Partnership
- Selected by the World Bank as a recommended model for delivering low-cost broadband in remote areas.
- Awarded contract by the European Space Agency to assess and report on the interoperability of advanced Internet applications over satellite and alternative last-mile technology (WiMAX, PLC, DSL, WiFi) networks.
- Has established industry connections, relationships with leading universities, partnerships with leading satellite and wireless equipment vendors, and sales and marketing partnerships on a global scale.
- Partners include Saskatchewan Communication Network (SCN), Cypnet Ltd., Communications Research Center (CRC) of Canada, Spacebel, the Canadian Space Agency, and the European Space Agency