Cable / Telecom News

Federal government renews CANARIE funding

OTTAWA – Canada's Advanced Research and Innovation Network (CANARIE) has had its $62 million worth of funding and mandate renewed for three years. The Government of Canada’s “investment in CANARIE… Continue Reading

Glentel sells off tower business

BURNABY, B.C. – Glentel announced today it has signed an agreement to sell its tower business assets to SBA Communications Corporation. The official release says the sale price is “up… Continue Reading

Telesat posts flat Q2

OTTAWA – Satellite owner-operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million in the second quarter of 2012 ended June 30th, an increase of approximately 1% compared to the same… Continue Reading

MTS tops 100,000 TV subs

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Telecom Services (otherwise known as MTS Allstream), reported second quarter 2012 net earnings of $44.5 million, down 10.6% compared to the same time frame in 2011. "We… Continue Reading

Dancey joins Lorac Communications

COLLINGWOOD – Jeff Dancey has been named VP of sales and marketing, North America and Caribbean, at Lorac Communications. Lorac provides satellite television distribution services to commercial markets, offering satellite… Continue Reading