TORONTO – TeraGo said Friday that president and CEO Bryan Boyd has resigned by mutual agreement to pursue other opportunities.
Charles Allen, chairman of the board, has been appointed to act as interim president and CEO as the board conducts a search for the new CEO.
“The board joins me in wishing Bryan well and thanking him for his 13 years of leadership and accomplishments”, Allen said in the announcement. “We have commenced a search for a new chief executive officer to drive the next phase of our data centre expansion strategy and to renew…
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TORONTO – Under creditor protection since September, wireless carrier Mobilicity has won Ontario Superior Court of Justice approval to pursue the formal sale of the company.
On Wednesday, the company’s debtors received a sale procedure order from the court approving the sale of “substantially all of the business and assets or shares” of the company (known legally as Data & Audio Visual Enterprises, or DAVE).
Click here for all the documents related to the Mobilicity creditor protection and sale process.
Any parties interested must formally declare their intentions to the sellers by December 2,…
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QUEBECERS ENJOY HOMEGROWN television fare, programs that tell their stories and reflect who they are. But are we taking our television programming for granted?
One might think so in view of the weak Francophone response to the CRTC’s invitation to participate in a conversation about the future of television (see Stéphane Baillargeon, “L’écran rêvé: Le CRTC s’interroge sur ce à quoi devrait ressembler la télé de l’avenir,” Le Devoir, November 11). This is one of the reasons why Quebecor Media is encouraging the public to participate in the discussion and submit comments to the CRTC by…
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OTTAWA – Use it or lose it. That was the gist of Industry Minister James Moore’s message to Canadian spectrum holders on Thursday.
Following up on a Throne Speech promise that Canadians living in rural areas have greater access to high-speed Internet services, Minister Moore said that Industry Canada will begin renewing 2300 MHz and 3500 MHz spectrum licences next March, but will deny extension requests from holders whose licence conditions – especially deployment – have not been met.
"Our government will only renew spectrum licences for those holders that have met all conditions of licence. Those that have not used the…
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OTTAWA – Huawei hosted a roundtable discussion at its Canadian Research Centre near Ottawa Wednesday as it seeks to make 5G a reality.
The one day event, known as 5G@CANADA Roundtable, touched on several different 5G related topics including long term vision and requirements, key technology drivers, innovation and societal benefits. Huawei said that its approach to 5G innovations has been open and collaborative, working extensively within the global ICT ecosystem, including industry partners, consortiums, universities and leading innovation platforms around the world.
Huawei began investing in 5G in 2009, and recently announced plans to invest an additional…
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OTTAWA – Industry Canada made public the list of fully qualified bidders on Friday and little has changed.
Three applicants who entered the auction process, Birch Hill Equity, Vecima Networks and a numbered Alberta company headed by CCI Wireless CEO Amir Bigloo have withdrawn, leaving a dozen others, all well-known telecom industry players still in the game.
They are: Bell Mobility, Bragg Communications (Eastlink), Feenix Wireless (Mobilicity founder John Bitove is leading this one), Globalive Wireless (whose CEO, Tony Lacavera, runs Wind), MTS, Novus Wireless, Rogers Communications, SaskTel, TBayTel, Telus, The Catalyst Capital Group (one of the original Mobilicity financiers), and…
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TORONTO – The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has unveiled a new website to help Canadians access movies and television shows seamlessly and legally.
Where To Watch In Canada lists services available in Canada in alphabetical order, from ABC Spark to YTV, with the likes of Crackle, Google Play and Netflix in the middle.
“Our industry is dedicated to delivering innovative ways for audiences to enjoy high quality, legal entertainment that is safe and secure”, reads the site’s news release. “Entertainment studios are working with new technologies and a multitude of partners, including retailers, cable providers, social networking sites, gaming systems…
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GATINEAU – Interveners continued to insist the CRTC impose strict safeguards on Corus Entertainment to ensure that its acquisition of Teletoon and other services don’t negatively affect independent producers, reduce diversity of voices or open the door to anti-competitive behaviour.
On the second day of the hearing, the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) argued that Commission approval of Corus’ acquisition of Teletoon will eliminate the safeguard as it relates to programming investment decisions being made independently of the Teletoon’s shareholders. “As a result, this transaction will effectively close a door for independent producers of animation programming,” Gerry Barr,…
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REGINA – SaskTel has received a second extension from Industry Canada for its Wireless Broadband Internet (WBBI) spectrum.
The extension, through March 31, 2015, will allow customers on 43 WBBI towers across the province more time to transition from the WBBI High Speed Internet service to other SaskTel Internet options.
As Cartt.ca reported, the regional telco is rolling out its high speed fusion Internet service, a new fixed wireless LTE-TDD service for WBBI customers receiving service from specific towers in the province.
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OTTAWA – Telesat was quick to laude Industry Canada’s new satellite services licensing framework which it says places the Canadian industry on more equal footing with its international competitors.
The decisions, released earlier this week, “represent a major overhaul of the existing framework and will enhance the international competitiveness of Canadian commercial satellite operators”, reads the statement by the Ottawa-based global satellite operator.
"The decisions represent a clear statement that the Government of Canada wants to ensure that Canadian satellite operators are not placed at a competitive disadvantage in relation to operators licensed…
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