WATERLOO, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) has withdrawn its offer to buy out data encryption company Certicom Corp.
The BlackBerry maker last month announced its intention to offer…
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TORONTO – There were a spasm of news stories just after the holidays that highlighted the need for better emergency 911 service for wireless phones in Canada.
There have…
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HALIFAX – Canada’s wireless telecommunications industry has launched an initiative for Canadians to recycle their old cell phones and other wireless devices called ‘Recycle My Cell’.
The free, national…
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MONTREAL – Electroline Equipment has promoted Winston Rodrigues to president, replacing John Vincent who resigned late last year.
Prior to his appointment as president, Rodrigues was vice president of operations for Electroline…
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MONTREAL – Bell Canada has offered a “retirement incentive” to 1,500 qualifying employees who are eligible to retire this year and in 2010.
"This initiative supports Bell’s strategic imperative…
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MILVERTON, ON – Jonathan Holmes has been named executive director of the Ontario Telecommunications Association (OTA) by its board of directors, effective immediately.
Holmes was most recently director of…
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PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MB – MTS will use Microsoft Mediaroom to drive its IPTV services for customers in Portage La Prairie, making it the first Canadian company to offer…
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TORONTO – Nortel Networks received approval from the US bankruptcy court for motions filed around its Chapter 11 provisions last week.
Nortel’s US-filed companies are allowed to “operate their…
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Research In Motion (RIM) will offer new Lotus collaboration features and developer tools on its BlackBerry platform that will enable “greater access to live expertise and collective intelligence” through…
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Registration is now open for the 2009 Canadian Telecom Summit scheduled for June 15 -17 in Toronto.
Now in its eighth year, the conference will feature keynotes and panels…
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