Cable / Telecom News

Rogers, Bell Aliant target SMBs

TORONTO and HALIFAX – Neatly coinciding with national small business month, both Rogers and Bell Aliant have launched new services aimed squarely at small and medium-sized businesses.Rogers unveiled its Business Phone,... Continue Reading

Nortel to sell GSM business

TORONTO – Nortel Networks’ global system for mobile communications (GSM) business, the popular wireless technology standard for mobile phones, is the next business on the auction block.The company has filed a... Continue Reading

MTS Allstream strengthens presence in Quebec

TORONTO – MTS Allstream has bought Montreal-based VisionIP Technologies Inc. to help bolster its unified communications solutions delivery and service capabilities in Quebec.Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.... Continue Reading

Shaw offering $1.25B in senior notes

CALGARY - Shaw Communications has announced a senior note offering of $1.25 billion which it says will be used to repay debt, and could be used for “potential acquisitions”.The senior... Continue Reading

MacNeill joins Middlebrook

CALGARY - Middlebrook Engineering has named Michael MacNeill as a senior network architect responsible for carrier-grade IP networks, ISP data centres and software development for provisioning, billing systems and network... Continue Reading