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January 26, 2021 11 hours ago

TPIA: EBOX launches petition asking MPs to support CRTC’s wholesale rate ruling

LONGUEUIL, Que. —Third party internet access provider EBOX (we told you last year about its expansion into northwestern Quebec using Cablevision’s infrastructure) today announced it has launched a petition aimed... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 12 hours ago

SWIFT selects Xplornet for $9.4-million broadband project in Brant County

Vianet also breaks ground on two fibre network builds in Caledon BRANT COUNTY and CALEDON, Ont. — Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) today announced it has awarded a contract to... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 12 hours ago

Bell Let’s Talk donates $2 million to Canadian brain research

MONTREAL — Brain Canada, a national non-profit organization supporting brain research, and Bell Let’s Talk today announced the new Bell Let’s Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program to accelerate Canadian... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 12 hours ago

SaskTel brings faster Internet and maxTV Stream to four more rural communities

REGINA — SaskTel announced today residents in four more communities in rural Saskatchewan now have access to faster Internet speeds and the next-generation in television and entertainment with the launch... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 12 hours ago

Synacor helps make fitness app content available to Telus subs, including on TV

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cloud-based software and services company Synacor today announced its work with popular health and fitness platform Openfit to make the company’s trainer-led workout content available to millions... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 12 hours ago

Ericsson launches 5G RAN slicing solution

STOCKHOLM — Ericsson today announced commercial availability of its 5G RAN Slicing, which the company says will enable communications service providers to deliver customized 5G services with guaranteed performance. The... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 12 hours ago

LoRaWAN roaming now available in 27 countries, but not yet in Canada

FREMONT, Calif. — The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for IoT low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), today announced multiple network operators have deployed roaming-capable... Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 18 hours ago

Rural Broadband: Feds want broadband mapped to the doorstep

Department has a contract out for hyper-precision measurements By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA - The Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry has a contract for more detailed broadband mapping methods that,... Continue Reading

January 25, 2021 1 day ago

Telus International announces IPO details, releases preliminary Q4 2020 results

VANCOUVER — As Telus prepares to take its Telus International subsidiary public, the company announced today the expected share price for the initial public offering (IPO) as well as the... Continue Reading

January 25, 2021 1 day ago

Nova Scotia expands more broadband projects

HALIFAX — Develop Nova Scotia, a Crown corporation responsible for advancing high-speed Internet access projects across the province, today announced several existing contracts for Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative projects... Continue Reading

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