Cable / Telecom News

MTS Mobility enhances wireless coverage

WINNIPEG – MTS has stepped up its CDMA wireless data coverage in Alberta and British Columbia. The enhanced coverage provides MTS customers with 3G wireless data speed in major centres like… Continue Reading

Shaw moves TSN to basic for Olympics

CALGARY – Shaw is continuing to tweak its cable channel lineup in advance of the Olympics. Effective immediately, Shaw Cable has moved TSN down from channel 30 to 23, making… Continue Reading

Cogeco to carry Olympics VOD, too

MONTREAL – Perhaps due in part to some public pressure, Cogeco Cable has signed on to offer the video-on-demand coverage of the Olympics offered by the Games’ Broadcast… Continue Reading

Google trials own broadband network

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google will build and test its own ultra high-speed broadband networks to see if it can deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than current… Continue Reading

Cogeco’s Jenson awarded SCTE grant

EXTON, PA – Cogeco Cable’s Erik Jenson is one of seven SCTE members to be awarded a grant from the organization for professional development. The fourth quarter’s SCTE Foundation grants… Continue Reading

Telus offers DRM-free music

TORONTO – Telus has become the first wireless carrier in Canada to offer over-the-air DRM-free (digital rights management) music tracks to Canadians. DRM-free music means that customers can now play… Continue Reading