MISSISSAUGA, ON and SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Bell Mobility will be the first wireless carrier to offer Canadians full SMS (short messaging service, or mobile text messaging) support for interacting... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Nortel will reduce its workforce by an additional net 3,200 positions worldwide, the company announced Wednesday. The reductions will happen over the next several months, “in accordance with local... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – Claiming there is no evidence that mobile broadcasting will ever be viable, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association told the CRTC that wireless operators should not be required to... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTAM Canada is again inviting its members to apply for the CTAM Canada Fellowship to CTAM U 2009. One successful applicant will be selected by a jury to... Continue Reading
There’s only one week left to take advantage of the ‘early bird’ pricing for the Canadian CommTech Show and Seminars held May 13 - 14 in Kelowna, BC. The expanded... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC is asking for comments as it considers revising the current exemption order regarding terrestrial relay distribution network undertakings (TRDUs). In the hopes of encouraging greater competition... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Tony Burman, managing director of Al-Jazeera’s English language channel – and former head of CBC News – was in Toronto this week to say that Canadians should be... Continue Reading
Exton, PA - The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) will develop standards for the carriage of next generation 3D content on cable networks. The SCTE engineering committee, which oversees the Society’s... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Super Channel has launched on Delta Cable and Coast Cable in B.C. The national pay television network, which offers two HD and four SD channels dedicated to movies,... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The CRTC’s Atlantic region commissioner, Elizabeth Duncan, has been re-appointed to her post for a new five-year term. The former SVP and CFO of Dartmouth’s Access Cable, Duncan... Continue Reading
