The City of Bathurst has signed an agreement with mobile Internet company Red Ball Internet to bring its wireless network to the city. With it's "iBurst" networks the company currently offers mobile solutions, such as Internet and wireless debit and credit card machine connections, to clients in Moncton and Fredericton. "It will help area businesses differentiate their offerings, find new ways to improve operations and introduce new products and services," Bathurst's mayor, Stephen Brunet stated in a news release. Red Ball will install two base stations in the city which will send wireless data signals that can only be red by secure mobile receivers that customers will have to register with the company.
But can a province this size really compete with the Ontarios and Californias of the world - the two jurisdictions that have taken the lead on smart grid?