Cable / Telecom News

HD over IP first in Regina

REGINA - SaskTel said it will make 27 high definition channels available over its Max TV service this month. It held a press conference in Regina today to announce it... Continue Reading

Bell invests a million in Mac engineering

HAMILTON - Bell Canada will invest a million dollars over the next five years in McMaster University's Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEEI) program, the company announced today. The... Continue Reading

Cogeco adds SOD, too

MONTREAL – After already having launched on Rogers Cable, Shaw Cable and Bell ExpressVu PPV, Cogeco Cable has also added Survivor: Cook Islands to its on demand lineup. Starting with... Continue Reading

Vonage goes to the Islands

MISSISSAUGA – VOIP telephony provider Vonage Canada said today it has launched in two new island towns, Charlottetown, PEI and Sydney, NS. The company's flat-rate, full-featured voice over Internet protocol... Continue Reading

SCTE calling for award noms

EXTON, PA - The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Emerging Technologies Awards presented at the next Conference on Emerging Technologies slated for January... Continue Reading

MTS’s Curry receives top CIO award

TORONTO – MTS Allstream chief information officer, Nick Curry, has been named this year's top CIO by Canadian Business magazine. Curry received the "Top in Technology Award", given to the... Continue Reading

Bell Canada to convert to income trust

MONTRÉAL -  BCE announced today that it will eliminate its holding company operations and convert Bell Canada into an income trust.The trust, to be known as the Bell Canada Income Fund,... Continue Reading