Cable / Telecom News

Telesat buys DOCSIS terminals

OTTAWA – Canadian satellite owner/operator Telesat announced yesterday that it has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase DOCSIS-for-satellite Ka-band consumer terminals (CTs) from ViaSat Inc. Telesat chose ViaSat in… Continue Reading

New Internet plan will protect kids

TORONTO – The Canadian Coalition Against Internet Child Exploitation (CCAICE) today released its seven-point National Action Plan designed to help protect children from online sexual exploitation and to assist… Continue Reading

VCom adds Sydney office

VICTORIA, B.C. – Canadian broadband equipment manufacturer (and small cable company owner) VCom Inc., announced today it has opened a new Asia-Pacific regional sales office near Sydney, Australia. “This… Continue Reading

MBE, Bell, launch largest WiFi net

OAKVILLE – Business services chain Mail Boxes Etc., along with Bell Canada and BOLDstreet Wireless, today unveiled what they’re calling the largest national network of public WiFi hotspots in… Continue Reading

Rogers opens music store

TORONTO – Rogers became the first wireless company in North America to offer customers the ability to download songs to their PCs or wireless phones. Rogers MusicStore is the… Continue Reading