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
TORONTO – On the day his Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie had his NHL franchise bid rejected, RIM president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis was waxing nostalgic about the company’s... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The CRTC seems prepared to follow up a busy 2008 with an even busier 2009, judging by its six telecom industry initiatives for the coming year, outlined by... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Perhaps befitting an acronym that doesn’t refer to any actual technology, but more a state of mind, LTE is still a good two years away from deployment, Rogers... Continue Reading
