MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable said late Wednesday that it has written down its IPTV overlay project in Canada to the tune of $32.2 million in its third quarter, and will offer TiVo to its customers in Quebec and Ontario starting next year.
In its third quarter financial results, Cogeco said that it recognized an impairment of $32.2 million of property, plant and equipment, capitalized wages and borrowing costs related to an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) solution project on which its Canadian operations had worked. “As a result of the unexpected performance issues encountered with the platform, it had to be…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable said Thursday that it is offering two new high speed Internet (HSI) packages with unlimited data transfer capacity for its Quebec and Ontario customers, where technology permits.
The packages, Ultimate 55 Unlimited and Ultimate 120 Unlimited, were designed to meet the needs of the most data-hungry consumers by offering them flexibility and peace of mind in their day-to-day Internet usage, reads the company’s news release.
According to Cogeco’s website, Ultimate 55 Unlimited offers download speeds of up to 55 Mbps and starts at $73.95 per month for customers who already subscribe to two other Cogeco services…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has launched its Ultimate 120 High Speed Internet (HSI) residential package and the enhancement of its Turbo 20, and Ultimate 55 high speed Internet packages in North Bay and Peterborough, ON.
The company says that current subscribers will be able to benefit from this improvement immediately. The Turbo 20, and Ultimate 55 high speed package upgrade includes an upload speed increase from up to 2 Mbps to up to 10 Mbps, at no additional cost.
The newly launched Ultimate 120 High Speed Internet package offers download speeds of up to 120 Mbps and upload speeds of…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable, along with Magog Technopole and the downtown Magog revitalization committee, have launched wireless Internet along Principale and Merry streets in the city's downtown area.
The Wi-Fi hotspots on these two main arteries are powered by Cogeco, which installed 20 access points in that area. To log on, users simply choose the network "Cogeco Wi-Fi." With a population of 26,500 inhabitants, Magog is the central city of the Memphremagog Regional Country Municipality and the second largest in the Estrie region of Quebec after Sherbrooke. The launch of this pilot project is in keeping with Magog's vision of becoming…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable rolled out its Turbo 20 and Ultimate 55 High Speed Internet packages in Belleville and Trenton, ON on Monday.
The Turbo 20 package offers a download speed of up to 20 Mbps and upload speed of up to 2 Mbps, as well as a monthly data transfer capacity of 150 GB. The Ultimate 55 package offers speeds of up to 55 Mbps for downloads and up to 2 Mbps for uploads with monthly data transfer capacity of 275 GB. Both packages also include Cogeco’s full suite of security services at no extra charge.
"We always strive to…
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QUINCY, MA and PRINCETON, NJ – Cogeco Cable subsidiary Atlantic Broadband, as well as Grande Communications and RCN are the first U.S. cable providers to offer Netflix through the same set-top box used to watch live television.
The companies said Friday that the Netflix App will be fully integrated into their TiVo DVR service distributed by the three providers, meaning customers who subscribe to Netflix will be able to access the OTT service in addition to live TV, On Demand shows and other web content through one single device.
The partnership eliminates the complexity of multiple boxes, remote controls, input…
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MONTREAL – Gary Sherlock has resigned from his duties as president and CEO of Cogeco Cable’s wholly-owned subsidiary Peer 1 Hosting to pursue other opportunities, Cogeco announced Wednesday.
Effective immediately, Cogeco Data Services (CDS) president and CEO Tony Ciciretto will add Peer 1’s president and CEO duties to his current portfolio. In addition, Sheila Bouman, formerly chief people and performance officer, has been promoted to the position of executive vice president and managing director of Peer 1 Hosting.
"On behalf of the Board and our employees, I wish to thank Gary for his leadership and support and…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable underwent a small reorganization this week, cutting 11 employees this week, Cartt.ca has confirmed.
The cuts came in the company’s Burlington, Trois-Rivières and Montréal offices, a spokesperson confirmed.
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MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable announced today the enhancement of its Express 10 and Ultimate 30 and 40 Internet residential packages in Quebec and Ontario. Current subscribers will be able to benefit from this improvement shortly, as the upgrades to the respective packages will gradually be rolled out in a seamless manner, the company said in its release.
The Express 10 High Speed Internet package upgrade includes an upload speed increase from up to 1.5 Mbps to up to 2 Mbps, at no additional cost in both regions
In Quebec, the Ultimate 40 High Speed Internet package upgrade includes a download speed…
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CALGARY and MONTREAL – Last week the two biggest Canadian cable companies without traditional wireless assets told their shareholders and other investors they see their wireless future in Wi-Fi – and they plan to lobby the federal government hard for more spectrum.
On March 31st, the Federal Communications Commission altered some of its rules on unlicensed wireless spectrum, making more of it available to network providers in the 5 GHz band. “The new rules will make 100 MHz of spectrum more accessible for use in homes and congested spaces like convention centers, parks, and airports and increase the potential for…
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