TORONTO – It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
This sums up the past year for members of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), who shared today some of the challenges and opportunities they have faced and continue to face in a talk on day one of the annual Canadian ISP Summit, hosted by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and CCSA.
The talk, called Future forward in video and broadband delivery: Operator perspectives from across Canada, featured Ken Naylor, general manager of Mornington Communications Cooperative Limited, George Burger, co-founder of VMedia, Marie-Eve Rocheleau, executive…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) announced today its board of directors has four newly-elected members.
New members include Tania Cossette, general manager of Hearst Connect, Chris Marett, co-president and CFO of Novus Entertainment, Marie-Eve Rocheleau, executive director of Cooptel and Matt Stein, president of Total TV, a press release says.
They join Ian Stevens, CEO of Execulink Telecom and Stéphane Arseneau, general manager of Coopérative de Câblodistribution de l’arrière-pays who were re-elected for two-year terms, and returning directors Angela Lawrence, general manager of Hay Communications, Dave Baxter president and CEO of Westman Communications Group and Jim Deane,…
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Has also been a “pillar” of the CCSA board, chairperson says
By Amanda Oye
BRANDON, Man. – Westman Communications Group’s board of directors announced yesterday its president and CEO Dave Baxter (above) is retiring effective March 2022.
“The Board of Directors would like to thank Dave for his dedication and commitment to growing the Cooperative over the last 26 years and wish him our very best on his well-deserved transition into retirement,” said Westman board chairperson, Jason Roblin, in the press release.
“Westman has grown to be an employer of choice for many people in Manitoba, accomplished through Dave’s leadership and vision for…
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CANADIAN ISP SUMMIT organizers Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA) announced today new additions to the schedule for the event being held virtually Sept. 28-29.
Leonard Brody, a business and technology visionary, will give a keynote speech on Sept. 28. He “has been called “a leader of the new world order” and was recently named one of top 30 management thinkers in the world,” according to a press release.
“In his compelling, customized talks – for clients ranging from the United Nations to Visa and Pepsi – Brody addresses the rapid pace of change, innovation,…
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SYDNEY, NS – Rogers Communications will acquire Seaside Communications, a local telecommunications company based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the companies announced today.
Seaside has two divisions, a wireline operation and fixed wireless rural Internet. “They both have about 10,000 customers and both are included in the deal,” said Parker Donham, director of communications at Seaside, in an interview with Cartt.ca.
“I think this is a pretty good deal for our customers because they’ll have all of the strengths that Seaside brought to a community-based telecommunications company, but they will have resources that we didn’t have before particularly in terms of spectrum…
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ORGANIZERS OF THE Canadian ISP Summit, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), announced today the program agenda for this year’s virtual conference is now live.
Scheduled to take place from September 28-29, the virtual ISP Summit will be hosted by Adam Growe (Cash Cab) and will feature panel discussions, keynote speakers, entertainment, and a virtual trade show.
Confirmed keynote speakers include: business and technology visionary Leonard Brody; Paul Chato, president of Your Web Department; and Matt Stein, president and chair of CNOC and CEO of Distributel.
In addition to tech and business panels, the…
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ONTARIO – While Ontario Connects has generally been welcomed by the industry, organizations that represent small, independent internet service providers have some concerns about how the province’s $4 billion plan to bring high-speed Internet access to the entire province by 2025 will unfold.
“We of course welcome the Ontario government’s substantial investment in extending broadband to everyone across the province,” said Jay Thomson, CEO of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), in an email to Cartt.ca.
“We question, however, whether a reverse auction approach will generate the best return on the government’s investment. Cheapest is not always best, especially when…
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By Amanda Oye
LARGE INTERNET SERVICE providers have been the recipients of the vast amount of funding from the Universal Broadband Fund that had been allocated as of June 30th, 2021.
Jay Thomson, CEO of the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), compiled publicly available data, which shows Videotron, Cogeco, Bell, Telus and Rogers have been the major winners of UBF funding (see chart below).
The data takes into account two sets of funding. The first is funding from the UBF’s Rapid Response stream and the second is from the Canada-Quebec Operation High-Speed project, which received half of its $826.3-million funding from…
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CANADIAN ISP SUMMIT organizers, the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), revealed today Adam Growe will be back to host this year’s virtual conference, which is scheduled to take place from September 28-29.
The online event will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, networking opportunities and product showcases. Organizers say more details about the event and speakers will be released shortly.
For those planning to attend, early bird pricing (10% off registration) ends June 30.
For more information about the Canadian ISP Summit, please visit ispsummit.tech.
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REGISTRATION OPENED TODAY for the 11th annual Canadian ISP Summit, which this year is taking place virtually from September 28 to 29.
The two-day virtual conference is being presented jointly by the Competitive Network Operators of Canada (CNOC) and the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance (CCSA), making it the largest event of its kind in Canada.
In addition to keynote speakers and panel discussions, the online event will offer networking opportunities and product showcases.
An all-access pass for the two days costs $350. An early-bird rate of $315 (10% off) is available to attendees who register before June 30. CNOC and CCSA members…
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