OTTAWA, Canada — Nov. 30, 2017 — Espial announced that Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC) is
powering its video services with Espial’s Elevate cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS)
solution. HBC is a leading operator in Minnesota and Wisconsin providing television, broadband, and 
voice services to its customers. By powering its video services with Elevate, HBC can deliver a
premium user experience including Netflix, YouTube, and Alexa Amazon voice control — with
predictable costs and delivery.
“We’re always looking to enhance the user experience and offer next-generation features to our
customers. The Elevate cloud solution sets the benchmark for delivering a rich and immersive video
experience,” said Dan Pecarina, HBC president and CEO. “Elevate strengthens our brand identity and
ensures customers across all devices, including set-top boxes, tablets, and smartphones, can
benefit from state-of-the-art features, delivered at reasonable costs by HBC.”
“The Elevate platform is gaining traction with operators like HBC that want to deliver a next-gen
video experience,” said Matt James, vice president of North America sales at Espial. “As pay-TV
operators look to differentiate themselves in the marketplace, our Elevate Cloud SaaS community
continues to grow, offering an award-winning user experience, proven roadmap, and the capacity to
deliver engaging TV services at web speed and scale.”
About Espial (www.espial.com)
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Espial is transforming viewing experiences worldwide by enabling video services at web speed and
web scale. From immersive user experience and discovery solutions to advanced cloud-based
platforms, Espial solutions help service providers manage, deliver and monetize video and
entertainment services. Espial’s customers span six continents, have deployed tens of million
devices, and are serviced through Espial’s global sales, support, and innovation centers across
North America, Europe, and Asia.
About HBC (www.hbci.com)
Innovative broadband solutions with unparalleled customer service makes Hiawatha
Broadband Communications, Inc. (HBC) the preferred service provider in southeastern Minnesota.
Based in Winona, MN, HBC builds advanced Fiber-To-The-Premises networks, offering 1 Gbps
speeds, in addition to maintaining an extensive wireless broadband network which
brings symmetrical broadband to under/unserved homes, businesses, and schools in rural areas.
HBC provides over 125 local jobs with employees supporting retail, wholesale, construction,
business consulting, and technical support in of nearly 30 communities.
