Eeyou Communications Network Réseau de Communications Eeyou

Communications Highways

Alfred Loon Eeyou Istchee James Bay Conventional Transport Traditional Telecom Cellular and Wireline Under Construction CJEQ FM 104.1

Modern Communications FM And 2-Way Radio Advanced Telecom Internet Service ECN Phase 1 and Amos extension Current Network A network designed for Northern Quebec (in service since July 2011)

. Northern considerations - Environmental conditions and operations in low temperatures - Difficult terrain conditions - Very long distances and logistic - Robustness with a single network - Frequent forest fires

. Cooperation is essential for deployment and operations: − Cree and Jamesian Communities, MTQ, SDBJ, MDDELCC, MERN and MFFP

. Network design: - - 50°C - Optical lengths of 100 to 400 km - An asynchronous network (IP / Ethernet) on optical fibres with ‘carrier grade’ high reliability redundant equipments - Installed transport capacity of 20 Gbps - Typical network access speed up to 1 Gbps - MPLS and VPLS - Protection 50 ms

March 2015 ECN - Phase 1 An autonomous and self-sufficient network in compliance

Connectivity • Health (Cree region 10 and Jamesian region 18) • Schools • Justice • Public security • Municipalities • Band offices • Québec Government (Réseau Intégré de Télécommunication et Multimédia) • Local Internet service providers • Cable providers • Mines • Large and medium businesses • Airport • Services and utility providers • …

March 2015 ECN Phase 2

Fibre Optique Whapmagoostuui - Kuujjuarapik ECN Phase 2 Faisceaux hertziens PoP RCE réseau fibre Financing completed at 50%. Phase 2 Connecting Eastmain this summer with available budgets Pilot project • ECN network robustness is essential for Radisson service with the closing of the fiber ring LG1 along James Bay road HQ Rad. • Fiber connectivity to Eastmain NOC Wemindji • Fiber Connectivity to Waskaganish

• Fiber connectivity fibre km 381 service Eastmain Nemaska center HQ Nemiscau • Potential : Mines Waskaganish • Diversified traffic routing to the south NOC Laboratoire - Formation Oujé NOTE: ECN ring along James Bay road will allow Bougoumou Mistissini HQ Abitibi Chapais the transport of all Kativik communities traffic Matagami when their project is realized. Waswanipi HQ Chib.

Washaw Amos Sibi Quévillon HQ Chamouchouane

Rouyn South Telecom Networks & Service Providers

March 2015 Alliance en Télécommunications des Communautés Autochtones et Nordiques (ATCAN) Telecommunications Alliance of Northern and Aboriginal Communities (TANAC) (in development)

‘To regroup the local stakeholders to develop a vision and a a model well adapted to Northern telecommunications’

A MASTER PLAN FOR NORTHERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS A strategic plan to support and facilitate decision making processes based on a structured approach with investment priorities in accordance with the local, regional and provincial socio-economic needs.

THE PARTNERS • Cree Nation Government • Kativik Regional Government • First Nation Education Council • Naskapi group

Start-up Study Underway financed by Secretariat au Plan Nord ECN is Moving Ahead

• Direct Consumer Connections • Fibre to the Home • Triple Play Service • Competitive Communications Services • Breaking the Affordability Barrier • Local Maintenance Eeyou Communications Network Réseau de Communications Eeyou

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