Cable / Telecom News

CommScope ups ante for Andrew

HICKORY, N.C. – CommScope, Inc. announced Monday a competing bid for Andrew Corporation for US$9.50 per share in cash, or US$1.7 billion.  The all-cash offer is a premium of approximately… Continue Reading

Videotron to go wireless Thursday

STE-FOY – Quebecor’s cable company, Videotron, will launch its wireless telephony product on Thursday. A press conference at one of the company’s Super Club stores in Ste-Foy heralds the… Continue Reading

Dial up a punch-up

TORONTO – After its launch on Verizon, Cingular and Sprint in the States, The Fight Network’s Fight Mobile service has been added to the Telus Mobility product line. Found… Continue Reading

Videotron gains drive Quebecor Media

MONTREAL – Videotron added 56,200 new telephony customers, 28,800 high speed Internet customers and 33,000 illico digital cable customers in the second quarter of 2006, ended June 30th. However,… Continue Reading

Cogeco adds another gear

MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable announced Monday that the download speed of the company’s standard high speed Internet service will increase from a maximum of 7 Mbps to a top… Continue Reading

Nortel offers small telcos IPTV option

TORONTO – Nortel announced today it is teaming up with Broadstream Communications to provide an end-to-end IPTV solution that now includes both video infrastructure and television programming to small… Continue Reading

Videotron expands VOIP coverage

MONTREAL – Beginning Wednesday, Vidéotron will gradually roll out its residential cable telephone service in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region and Montérégie, mainly in Sorel. This new extension covers more than… Continue Reading