Telus achieves lowest network latency
SEATTLE — As was the case in the previous quarter, Rogers Communications ranked as the fastest fixed broadband provider among top Canadian providers in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Seattle-based Ookla’s latest Speedtest Global Index measurement of network speeds in Canada.
Based on Speedtest Intelligence data from October to December 2020, Ookla awarded Rogers a fixed-broadband speed score of 147.12. Close behind was Canada’s other big cable company Shaw Communications with a speed score of 146.96, followed by Telus (105.9), Bell Canada (103.62), Cogeco (98.27), Videotron (94.65) and TekSavvy (39.36).
Ookla’s speed score…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Canada’s largest telecoms are telling the Supreme Court of Canada a lower court fumbled a decision in favour of lower wholesale rates by attributing a line of reasoning that was allegedly never made by the CRTC, abrogating its responsibilities to review the correctness of the regulator’s decision.
That line of reasoning is based on how the CRTC structured its decision in the summer of 2019, when it ordered a lower rate at which smaller telecoms pay for and sell bandwidth from the larger telecoms. At issue in front of the Federal Court of Appeal was whether…
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MONTREAL — As we told you Friday, Cogeco Connexion is officially launching today its new IPTV service, Epico, which offers an entertainment experience combining the Internet and television.
Epico is based on the MediaKind platform which is integrated into Google’s Android TV ecosystem and on the advanced expertise of the Cogeco engineers who contributed to the development of the final Epico product, says Cogeco’s press release.
“We are excited to provide our customers with the latest technology in home entertainment, while using a progressive marketing approach for its introduction in the market. More than 1,200 employees were our…
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MONTREAL – During its conference call with financial analysts on Friday morning to discuss its first quarter results, Cogeco president and CEO Philip Jetté announced the company will being marketing its new video/broadband service, Epico, next week.
While the company has been testing the product with employees and has been targeting some customers for upgrades, customers will begin to see the marketing push very soon.
Epico will be available to “85% of our Canadian footprint,” said Jetté. Cogeco’s primary markets are the Oakville to Niagara Falls corridor in Ontario, as well as the Windsor region, and portions of southern Quebec, centred…
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MONTREAL – On Thursday evening, Cogeco Inc. reported revenue increased by 4.5% in its 2021 fiscal first quarter, ended November 30, 2020, to reach $646.4 million.
Canadian broadband services revenue increased by 2.2% “as a result of the cumulative effect of sustained demand for residential high speed Internet since the beginning of the pandemic due to customers spending more time at home for work, online education and entertainment purposes, and rate increases implemented for certain services, partly offset by a decline in video service customers,” said the press release.
At its U.S. Atlantic Broadband division, “services revenue increased by 9.8% in…
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CHATHAM, Ont. – TekSavvy Solutions is continuing to invest in network facilities announcing today an agreement with vendor Ciena to deploy its optical solutions as the ISP completes its long-haul transport network between Toronto and Windsor.
The independent ISP, which mostly serves customers as a third party internet access provider, is adding its own electronics to a 600 km fibre ring which includes 18 new and established points of presence in major markets throughout southwestern Ontario, says today’s press release. (Correction: TekSavvy clarified with us this morning it is not constructing its own fibre, but instead leasing dark fibre and…
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MONTREAL — Cogeco Connexion announced today John Hargrave has been appointed as its new vice-president of products, effective today.
“He will be an undeniable asset to our growth strategy, especially in terms of product innovation,” said Frédéric Perron, president of Cogeco Connexion, in a press release. “With his experience, leadership and ability to take action quickly, I am convinced that John will rapidly master our business objectives and support Cogeco Connexion’s vision. I am very pleased to welcome him to our executive team.”
Hargrave (above) has nearly 20 years of experience in developing IT products and software and in professional…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – Late in 2019, in following up its universal service objective decision, the CRTC decided to study the barriers to building new facilities or to accessing or interconnecting with existing facilities in order to extend broadband networks more efficiently into underserved areas, including areas where, due to a lack of such networks, speeds don’t meet the service objectives.
Of course, in March 2020, the pandemic hit, and a vast number of Canadians went home to work, becoming completely dependent on their home’s high-speed Internet to continue work and school. Access to high-speed Internet rapidly became a political…
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MONTREAL – Cogeco and its employees once again have made a generous donation to the United Way in Ontario and Centraide in Québec, giving more than $475,000 to the charitable organization.
The United Way/Centraide fundraising campaign aims to raise and give back funds locally, with a view to breaking the cycle of poverty and isolation.
“The participation of Cogeco and its employees in Canada in the United Way/Centraide campaign is of particular importance this year, because the needs are being compounded by the pandemic,” said Philippe Jetté, company president and CEO. “I am moved by the responsiveness of our employees to…
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Feds again being asked to compensate for transitions
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – The federal government has historically not compensated companies that must relocate their services to different spectrum bands to make room for emerging technologies. But companies with a vested interest in the repurposing of the C-band spectrum for 5G technology are urging the a change to that position.
Over the air (OTA) broadcasters had to absorb the cost of moving off the 700 MHz band for broadband use years ago. Broadcasters were told more recently by Innovation Canada (ISED) that they wouldn’t be financially covered for the millions of dollars…
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