July 6, 2021 5 years ago

Beanfield partners with Cisco for all-in-one virtual collaboration tool

TORONTO — Beanfield Metroconnect announced today it has partnered with Cisco to launch Hosted Voice with Webex, a new cloud-based all-in-one collaboration experience, which the company says is designed… Continue Reading

July 6, 2021 5 years ago

Six U.K.-Canadian co-productions awarded $510,000 for immersive storytelling projects

TORONTO — The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) announced today six creative projects have been awarded a total of $510,000 as part of the next phase of the UK-Canada Immersive… Continue Reading

July 6, 2021 5 years ago

Telus investing $16.6 million to bring 5G to three Alberta cities

RED DEER, LETHBRIDGE and OKOTOKS, Alta. — As part of its $14.5 billion investment in infrastructure and operations across Alberta through 2024, Telus today announced it is investing $16.6… Continue Reading

July 6, 2021 5 years ago

Telus International acquires India-based data annotation company

VANCOUVER — Telus International today announced it acquired Bangalore, India-based Playment, “a leader in data annotation and computer vision tools and services specialized in 2D and 3D image, video… Continue Reading

July 6, 2021 5 years ago

Ruralwave starts FTTH installs in Leaskdale homes

LITTLE BRITAIN, Ont. — Rural broadband provider Ruralwave, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications, announced today it has begun installations of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service for residents in Leaskdale, Ont. “Everyone… Continue Reading

July 6, 2021 5 years ago

Humber College awarded $3 million to support ATSC 3.0 research

TORONTO — Humber College in Toronto announced last week it will establish what it calls the first “ATSC 3.0 Living Lab” in Canada thanks to a total of $3… Continue Reading

July 5, 2021 5 years ago

Lytton wildfire destroys community-built fibre network

Rebuild already planned By Amanda Oye LYTTON, B.C. – Following record-breaking temperatures approaching 50 degrees celsius, a wildfire that began last Wednesday has wreaked havoc on Lytton, B.C., destroying much of… Continue Reading

July 5, 2021 5 years ago

FCC’s Rosenworcel, CRTC’s Scott, share broadband struggles

By Ken Kelley DESPITE BEING SEPARATED by the 49th parallel, both Canada and the United States are facing remarkably similar challenges when it comes to the widespread rollout of broadband… Continue Reading

July 5, 2021 5 years ago

More rapid UBF funding for small communities near Ottawa

OTTAWA – The Government of Canada announced last week that Rogers Communications will receive $620,000 to bring high-speed Internet to the Carlsbad Springs area of rural Ontario as part… Continue Reading

July 5, 2021 5 years ago

CRTC reopens digital media survey; wants it to apply to foreign streamers

GATINEAU — The CRTC announced last week it is reopening a proceeding regarding a proposed annual digital media survey, saying it now wants the survey to be administered to… Continue Reading