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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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OTTAWA – Almost three-quarters (74.3%) of Canadian households reported having a cell phone in 2008, up from 72.4% in 2007, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
The proportion of…
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TIVERTON, ON – Bruce Telecom has named Laurel Stein as it’s new CFO, effective immediately.
Stein, who succeeds William Sipprell who retired in March, is a Chartered Accountant with “extensive”…
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TORONTO – “This is our market,” said Barrett Xplore CEO John Maduri, pointing to a slide on the screen.
What we saw during the Canadian Telecom Summit session on…
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TORONTO – Canadians may soon be able to send and receive money using their mobile phone, thanks to a new application called Zoompass.
Launched Monday by mobile commerce company EnStream,…
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TORONTO – Globalive Wireless placed Canada’s first Advanced Wireless Network (AWS) call Saturday, proving the viability of it’s next generation wireless network.
The AWS band uses microwave frequencies for…
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OTTAWA – The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has asked the government to cut the fees that it pays for cellular and personal communications service licences.
In response to…
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