OTTAWA – Telesat is working with the World Broadcasting Union to test advancements in high-definition television towards the goal of global interoperability of MPEG-4 hardware standards. The satellite services operator... Continue Reading
TORONTO – New wireless entrants are most likely to fail if they “look and smell like an incumbent,” one of the new Advanced Wireless Services spectrum licensees warned his fellow... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Mobile advertising should be part of marketers’ media buy now – “not next year, not in six months, the opportunity is now” – said Phil Barrett, vice-president of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Telesat has signed a multi-year agreement with Intersat Africa for more than a full transponder on its new Telstar 11N satellite. Based in Nairobi, Kenya, broadband provider Intersat... Continue Reading
WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) has added another Blackberry to its family of smart phones.The Blackberry Tour was designed for CDMA customers in North America – such as... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Primus Telecommunications Canada has introduced new virtualization technology designed to help small and mid-sized businesses reduce costs and improve efficiency. Called virtual managed machines (VMM), the software minimizes... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Bell has created two new long distance calling plans for its residential customers.The 500-minute and 1,000-minute plans are available now to all Bell Home Phone customers eligible for... Continue Reading
DUBLIN, Ont. – According to the community newspaper the Mitchell Advocate, rural telecom co-operatives Hay Communications, Quadro Communications and Tuckersmith Communications have gotten together to purchase the Mitchell-Seaforth Cable TV... Continue Reading
TORONTO – A recent survey from KPMG International suggests wireless subscribers are more willing to pay for broadband content if it means they can avoid having to view ads on... Continue Reading
