Global News Winnipeg: Lack of connectivity in rural, remote Manitoba dangerous in emergencies, firefighter says

David Gerhard, head of the computer science department at the University of Manitoba, explains that the cost of the infrastructure in remote areas is high and won’t give companies the return on investment they want.

“A tower might get very few connections, so the differential cost between installing the tower and the service that tower provides makes it very expensive to add new towers in remote areas, ” Gerhard says.

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