OTTAWA – New labour legislation currently before the House of Commons could hurt public safety, the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association told the standing committee on human resources, social development and... Continue Reading
TORONTO - A 425-channel high-definition (HD) satellite television universe will emerge in Canada by 2020, with all standard-definition (SD) programming finally making the conversion to HD by that time. That... Continue Reading
CALGARY - Shaw Communications has asked the CRTC to add USA Network to the list of eligible satellite services for distribution by Canadian BDUs. Seen in 90 million homes, the... Continue Reading
UXBRUDGE, Ont. - Compton Communications, which serves about 5,000 customers in Port Perry and Uxbridge, Ontario, today launched a new suite of on demand services, including WWE 24/7 On Demand,... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Using IP as a delivery mechanism, average consumers who have caught the video content creation bug are now in a position to become IPTV broadcasters, according to industry... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – While the target speed is 100 Mbps, the new technology being deployed by Videotron to boost its broadband capabilities can hit a blinding 320 Mbps in the lab.... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Bell Canada today announced the availability of Home Monitoring, an innovative new service that leverages high-speed mobile wireless and Internet services from Bell to deliver an easy-to-use and... Continue Reading
QUISPAMSIS, NB – The 14th annual Canadian Cable Systems annual general meeting will happen this fall, September 23 to 25 at Mont Tremblant, Que. The hotel is the Fairmont Tremblant,... Continue Reading
MISSISSAUGA – It's hard to get any more mainstream than Wal-Mart and as of this week, the world's largest retailer will begin stocking Vonage VOIP phone service The Wal-Mart announcement... Continue Reading
HOUSTON - This year’s SCTE Emerging Technologies Conference held last week in Houston, was far more “marketing” oriented than Engineering. The Thursday session themes continued around consumer consumption of any... Continue Reading
