Cable / Telecom News

Rogers loses Harper to gas company

TORONTO – Bill Harper, Rogers Communications' vice-president and chief procurement officer is going coastal. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company, of San Francisco, Calif., announced today it has hired Harper as... Continue Reading

Shaw’s Big Pipe expands U.S. net

CALGARY and AUSTIN, TX – Shaw Communications subsidiary Big Pipe Inc., which provides data networking and Internet services to businesses, has purchased an OC-192-based U.S. network backbone service from Broadwing.... Continue Reading

Canadian VOIP, IMS leader purchased

VANCOUVER and HILLSBORO, OR - RadiSys Corporation today announced that it will buy privately-held Convedia Corporation, a leader in IP media processing technologies and IP Media Server products, for US$105... Continue Reading

MTS, Rogers, settle

WINNIPEG - MTS Allstream and Rogers announced Thursday they are going to get along. MTS said it reached a settlement with Rogers Communications over the provision of certain long distance... Continue Reading

Aliant announces final quarterly results

SAINT JOHN – With the new income trust, Bell Aliant Regional Communications (BARC), in place, the second quarter financial results of its predecessor, Aliant Inc. were announced today. Oddly, the company's... Continue Reading

Corus overhauls TV listings look

CALGARY - Corus Custom Networks, the division of Corus Entertainment that books and runs ads on Shaw Cable's TV listings channels, introduced a new format for its TV Listings Channels... Continue Reading