Cable / Telecom News

Competition Bureau okays Emergis buy

VANCOUVER - Telus said this week that the statutory waiting period under the pre-merger notification provisions of the Competition Act (Canada) expired on December 17, 2007 in connection with its... Continue Reading

IP replacing traditional PBXs

IP TELEPHONY HAS crossed over from an emerging technology to the mainstream choice for business voice as user acceptance of IP telephony is high, with sales of IP lines in... Continue Reading

Inukshuk has $2.4 million to spend

MONTREAL – Fixed wireless company Inukshuk Wireless, which is jointly owned by Bell Canada and Rogers Communications, today announced the launch of its 2008 Calls for Proposals in its 10... Continue Reading

Q4 dips at RCI; switched digital coming

TORONTO – Wireless, digital cable, high speed Internet and cable telephony customers all saw growth slip in the fourth quarter, ended December 31st, reported Rogers Communications today. While the company... Continue Reading

Lindsay adds Omnitron

PETERBOROUGH – Canadian manufacturer Lindsay Broadband and Omnitron Systems Technology, a provider of fibre optic access systems for Carrier Ethernet networks, have announced a strategic development and sales partnership. Lindsay... Continue Reading

SaskTel adds Disney to VOD stable

REGINA - SaskTel today said that it has entered into a multi-year video-on-demand distribution agreement with Disney-ABC International Television for feature films from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Animation, Pixar and... Continue Reading