Cable / Telecom News

PVRs moving to mainstream

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - In just seven years since their original introduction, personal video recorders have gone from "niche" to mainstream, according to research firm In-Stat. 2005 was another banner year... Continue Reading

IP Trunking first from MTS Allstream

TORONTO - MTS Allstream used the Canadian Telecom Summit to launch its IP Trunking service. The Winnipeg-based provincial telco and national alternative provider is the first Canadian service provider to... Continue Reading

Cogeco phone passes 50% of customers

MONTREAL - Cogeco Cable launched its digital phone service in Niagara Falls today. Currently, 50% of homes passed in the corporation's territories have access to digital phone service. Service will... Continue Reading

Alpha hires Telus’ Schnarr as CEO

BURNABY, B.C. – Cable power supply manufacturer Alpha Technologies announced it has hired Mark W. Schnarr as its new president and CEO. Schnarr brings 30 years of business management, marketing,... Continue Reading

Rogers adds Korean channel

TORONTO – KBS World has been added to Rogers Cable's ever-growing stable of multicultural channels.KBS World, a Korean-language channel with English subtitles, is a general entertainment channel which is the... Continue Reading