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MCSnet

MCSNET ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and are hosted by Microsoft .

Nucleus Internet Services

After that we have

Nucleus Information Services which can be found at Netcraft Rank >2000000 from >2000000 .

4Web

4web ranks >2000000 from >2000000 .

Alentus / Wolfpaw

Alentus

rank by Netcraft >2000000 from >2000000 and I note they are hosted in the USA .

wolfpaw.net

which ranks at >2000000 from >2000000

Yellowpencil

Yellowpencil Ranks >2000000 from >2000000

WSI Corporation

Next is WSI - We Simply The Internet of Toronto

at Netcraft Position >2000000 from >2000000 and are being hosted on Amazon.

Uniserve / Interbaun

Next, Uniserve

ranks on Netcraft >2000000 from >2000000

One of their acquisitions

interbaun

ranks with Netcraft ?????? from ?????? due to merging of sites.

One customer just came over from this organization in Nov 2006.

Clearwave Broadband

Clearwave Broadband ranks

at >2000000 from >2000000

Platinum Communications

Platinum Communications Corp.

bought out by Xplornet .

Wild Rose Internet

Wild Rose Internet

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and I wonder if this is another wireless branch of Tera-Byte and bought out by Xplornet

TIC Internet

TIC Internet

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 ( I do remember you).

Nisa Custom Internet Solutions

Nisa Custom Internet Solutions

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 by Netcraft

MediaShaker

Media Shakers of Edmonton

ranks >2000000 from >2000000

Koi Media

Koi Media

rank >2000000 from >2000000

WebFire

Webfire.ca

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and seems to be connected with Shaw.

Core Network Solutions Inc.

Core Network Solutions Inc.

ranks at >2000000 from >2000000 .

The Network Centre

The Network Centre

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and are linked with Telus high Speed.

Open Concept Internet, Inc.

Open Concept Internet, Inc.

rank > 2000000 from > 2000000

Techalta

Interspots of Edmonton

acquired by Techalta ;

Yegtel

Yegtel rank > 2000000 .

Internet Crossroads

Internet Crossroads Ltd of North Edmonton

rank nothing from nothing by Netcraft and seems to merged with Tera-Byte/ecn.ab.ca .



If I remember anymore, I will add to this entry, before Netcraft changes our ranking. Please watch this space and please feel free to peruse

our services.

All data is from Netcraft Toolbar .

Looks as if there are major changes to the Netcraft algorithm after some years! Why did Avast clasify the extension as URL:Phishing?

This is not the Alexa Tool Bar!

NetKnow

Netknow now at 10853 from 11008 at Netcraft and pfs compliant



A slight increase! We must do

1. security audits regularly
2. check on illegitimate traffic hitting the web server


and
3. keep design current!

How do we compare with other providers in

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada?

Rogers

Rogers Business Solutions

which rank 4863 from 4567 and are hosted in Europe.

Telus and reviews

Next we have Telus.com

ranked by Netcraft at 6286 from 6227 .

Sometimes their Web Hosting is done by
title="Internet Names for Business">Internet Names for Business

is ranked by Netcraft at >2000000 from >2000000 .



Is Telus's ADSL network susceptible to Code Red Attacks and Attackers?

Reviews of Telus are available :

• NCIX FORUMS



• DSL Reports

Netknow again

We at Netknow are at 10853 from 18857 since the start of 2026.

Government of Alberta

The Government of Alberta Website

ranks 14791 from 14693 by Netcraft and seems to hosted on Cloudfare.

City of Edmonton

The City of Edmonton ranks 31807 from 31613 by Netcraft and hosted by Google.

University of Alberta

The University of Alberta ranks 51699 from 51647 hosted by Amazon Techonologies.

Juno and NetZero

We have Juno Internet ranked on top

at 309275 from 302237 who are the owners of

US Based Netzero at Netcraft Rank 77026 from 75654 .

Grant MacEwen University

MacEwan ranks 105894 from 106143 .

NAIT / Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

NAIT ranks 106467 from 109948 hosted by Microsoft .

TekSavvy

TekSavvy ranks 264427 from 249721 and are hosted by Microsoft

Shaw Cable

Next,

members.shaw.ca

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and retired and

Shaw Cable

is next at Netcraft rank 1172972 from 1177511 . Hosted now by Akamei .

Their Network Hosting Arm,

Big Pipe is at

Netcraft rank 303923 from 290106 and hosted by Akamai in Europe .



Reviews of Shaw are available :

• Rate It All



• Review Stream



• Review Stream Number 2





• DSL reports

Xplornet

xplornet

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and are listed with

Cirrus9 and are joining up with Shaw.

Their new domain xplore.ca ranks 364551 from 365358 .

According to an article in the Sherwood Park Independent, they are also getting an Alberta Government subsidy.

Internet Centre / CCINet

Internet Centre

rank 458365 from 459188 . Their partner Rack Nine ranks > 2000000.

Distributel / 3Web / CIA

Cybersurf

is ranked 915352 from 917764 and seems to be hosted in USA by DigitalOcean.

Primus

Primus

ranks >2000000 from >2000000 and now points to BLACKIRON_DataCentres ranked >2000000 from >2000000.

Northern lights Fiber

Northern lights Fiber are ranked by Netcraft >2000000 and uses AWS.

OkayVPN

OkayVPN

are ranked by Netcraft >2000000 and uses Cloudfare.

Radiant Communications / goco.ca

Radiant Communications

are ranked by Netcraft >2000000 and part of goco.ca

which ranks >2000000 .

Tera Byte Edmonton and reviews

Next is Tera-Byte

at Netcraft Rank >2000000 with

Tera-Byte.ca

ranking >2000000 from >2000000 and their wireless arm Tera-Byte Wireless

sold to Xplornet.

One of Tera-Byte's acquisitions

Edmonton Community Networks

ranks at >2000000 from >2000000 and

Go Edmonton ranks >2000000 from >2000000.

Alberta political blogger Daveberta ranks >2000000 from >2000000; interesting!!!

Reviews of Tera-byte is available at

here

and another here

and check Google for more reviews; just search tera byte.

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