OTTAWA — Regardless of where they live, Canadians can look forward to enjoying significant economic and quality-of-life benefits as 5G technology is deployed across the country, according to a new study commissioned by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) and conducted by Accenture Strategy.
The two organizations today jointly released the findings of the report, Accelerating 5G in Canada — Benefits for Cities and Rural Communities, to coincide with a presentation at the CENGN Summit, happening today in Ottawa.
According to a news release issued by CWTA, as Canada gets closer to national 5G deployments, the estimated economic impact will…
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WINNIPEG — A first-of-its-kind study published by APTN reveals the Indigenous music industry contributed a total of almost $78 million to Canada’s economy in 2018.
In addition to its economic impact, Indigenous music also supports more than 3,000 full-time positions across the country, according to the National Indigenous Music Impact Study (NIMIS), conducted by APTN and its study partners, including NVision Insight Group Inc.
To gather its research, APTN and its partners engaged with the Indigenous music community, including anyone (Indigenous or non-Indigenous) who creates, promotes and supports Indigenous music in Canada. In total, 620 industry insiders completed the online survey…
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WHITEHORSE – Former Northwestel president and CEO Paul Flaherty died last week at his home in Whitehorse after an illness. He was 63.
A long time Bell Canada employee and executive in many regions in Ontario and Quebec, Flaherty came to Bell’s Northwestel in 2000 and stayed for 18 years, retiring as president and CEO in 2018.
“During his 18-year tenure with Northwestel, Paul helped transform and modernize telecommunications in northern Canada. Through his guidance and enduring leadership, Northwestel made significant strides forward – introducing fibre optic technology, 4G wireless, and high-speed Internet to communities across the north,” said the company…
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TORONTO – "I wish I could say as Canadians we could have as much pride in the state of the telecommunications industry as we do in our sports teams," CNOC president and CEO of Distributel Communications Matt Stein told attendees at the Canadian ISP Summit Tuesday as he presented the results of a survey from Leger commissioned by his company.
The report, Broken Connection: Canadian Consumers' Views on Large Telecommunications Providers, was based on an online survey of 1,535 Canadians conducted in October of this year using Leger's online panel.
"The industry is at an interesting…
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Signs new deal with Metro
MONTREAL – Music platform and radio broadcaster Stingray Group say overall second quarter revenues rise by 120.7% to $76.6 million, due largely to last year’s acquisition of Newcap Broadcasting’s chain of radio stations.
That said, noted the company in its release, its recurring broadcasting and commercial music revenues increased 9.4% to $33.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, as compared to last year’s Q2.
Radio accounted for 49.4% of total revenues at $37.8 million in the quarter and overall organic growth came in at 3%. Subscription video on demand subscribers rose…
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TORONTO — BAI Communications today announced the appointment of Don Morrison (pictured) as the executive chairman of its Canadian operation, effective November 11, 2019.
The executive chairman role was created because BAI Communications Canada CEO Ken Ranger is relocating to London to become the chief operating officer for BAI Communications in the UK, the company explained in a news release on Tuesday. As CEO in Canada, Ranger led the team responsible for the rollout of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) cellular, IP and Wi-Fi network across the Toronto subway system. As executive chairman, Morrison will be driving the business,…
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WINNIPEG — After a nearly year-long executive search process, APTN announced Monday the selection of Monika Ille as the new CEO of the national Indigenous television network. In April, APTN’s outgoing CEO, Jean La Rose, announced he would be retiring from the network at the end of the year.
“We are excited to have Ms. Ille as APTN’s new CEO,” said APTN chairperson Jocelyn Formsma, in a news release. “She impressed us with her vision for APTN and we are confident she will steer the network into an exciting era of growth and expansion as we build upon…
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TORONTO — Netflix is committing to a three-year investment in Canadian film industry programs through a new partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the two organizations announced Tuesday.
Netflix is directing support towards TIFF’s Talent Accelerator program, where six female filmmakers will receive subsidies in order to access TIFF’s Industry programs and events. These programs are committed to increasing participation, skills and opportunities for women, behind and in front of the camera, TIFF said in a news release.
In addition, Netflix will support Canadian filmmakers through an investment in TIFF’s Industry programming and participants, including TIFF Filmmaker Lab, which…
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TORONTO — A new study by market research firm Leger, conducted on behalf of Distributel Communications, found the majority of customers of large telecom companies in Canada feel dissatisfied and frustrated to be paying some of the highest prices in the world for home Internet. A significant number also reported feeling trapped by their current Internet service provider.
These and other survey findings were released by Distributel in a news release on Tuesday, to coincide with a Distributel presentation at the annual Canadian ISP Summit, being held in downtown Toronto this week. The national survey, entitled Broken Connection: Canadian…
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VANCOUVER — Rogers Communications and the University of British Columbia (UBC) announced Tuesday they have launched the country’s first 5G-powered smart campus, which will be used by university researchers to test 5G applications in a real-world setting.
The smart campus includes 5G towers throughout UBC’s Point Grey campus and an edge computing-enabled data centre. As reported by Cartt.ca last year, Rogers announced a multi-million dollar partnership with UBC to fund academic research in 5G applications and applied sciences.
“With 5G at our doorstep, we’re focused on bringing together Canada’s brightest minds to research, incubate and commercialize applications that will transform…
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