TORONTO and PARIS – Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a multi-million dollar, three-year contract to help build Globalive Wireless’ new nationwide 3G mobile network in Canada.
As one of the largest manufacturers in the communications industry, Alcatel-Lucent will provide “an end-to-end solution and comprehensive network integration support to ensure the rapid rollout of Globalive’s commercial voice, mobile broadband and multimedia service offerings”, the announcement detailed.
This will include a LTE-ready 3G radio access network offering – based on its multi-standard radio access solution – including radio network controllers, node Bs (base stations) and a flexible wireless network management system.
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TORONTO – Bankruptcy courts in Ontario and the US have given the green light for LM Ericsson to purchase Nortel Network’s wireless business unit for US $1.13 billion.
The Swedish telecom-equipment maker outbid two other companies for Nortel’s code division multiple access (CDMA) business and almost all of Nortel’s long term evolution (LTE) access assets. The division, frequently referred to as the crown jewel of Nortel’s assets, counts telecom giants Bell Canada, Telus and Verizon Wireless among its North American customers.
The deal still requires federal regulatory approval before it can close later this year, however, there is growing pressure on…
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TORONTO – A two-tier approach to television service is unfair, says the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), and they have released a poll that shows that the “overwhelming majority” of Canadians agree.
84% of residents of Kamloops, BC – one of the Canadian cities that could lose over-the-air television after the upcoming digital TV transition – said it is unfair that they could lose access to free TV signals.
Broadcasters will be required to provide over-the-air signals in only 29 major cities after the transition to digital TV, potentially impacting 11 million Canadians who live outside of Canada’s biggest cities.
"How can we simply accept…
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OTTAWA – Janet Yale said that it just “seemed like a good time” to make the transition to politics from her 20 plus year career in the cable and telecom industries in Canada.
Yale, now on leave as the executive vice-president of corporate affairs for Telus, announced earlier this week that she is seeking the federal Liberal nomination for her home riding of Ottawa-Centre.
Well know to Cartt.ca readers through her roles at Telus, the now defunct Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA), AT&T Canada and the CRTC, Yale said that her background and experience should prove invaluable as she…
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TORONTO – Primus Telecommunications Canada has expanded its managed services team by four new members.
Roland Mueller has been named director of managed services. Prior to joining Primus, he was the director of data centre technology and operations at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.
Frank Post and Kirk Pritchard have joined as regional managers specializing in server infrastructure and network and security services, respectively. Post, the Toronto regional manager, has more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry and more than 10 years of experience in various management roles overseeing all aspects of IT. Pritchard,…
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OTTAWA and TORONTO – For a guy whose new company is about to jump into the competitive world of mobile communications – but only after it has been scrutinized in a very public review by the CRTC – Globalive Holdings chair and CEO Anthony Lacavera seems pretty relaxed.
Calling the upcoming review of Globalive’s ownership and control “fairly standard procedure”, Lacavera told Cartt.ca that his only moment of concern came when he read that the CRTC could take up to 120 days after the close of the hearing in September to render a decision, which could have pushed back his launch…
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VANCOUVER – The Shaw Tower in Vancouver has been awarded the highest level of environmental certification by The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), an accomplishment shared with only five other Canadian buildings.
The building, which is managed in partnership with Westbank Projects Corp., demonstrated outstanding achievements in the areas of energy and water resource management, waste and emission reduction, indoor environment and management systems. It also initiated green programs such as battery recycling, commuter ride-sharing and a joint landlord/tenant action committee, the press release detailed.
"At Shaw, we are committed to promoting sustainability and conservation practices with our employees, in…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has decided to proceed with a review of wireless newcomer Globalive’s ownership to determine whether it is truly Canadian owned and controlled.
The Commission announced Monday that it will initiate a ‘Type 4’ review of Globealive’s ownership and control, given the complexity of Globalive’s corporate structure and financing arrangements, Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-429 reads.
A Type 4 review consists of an oral, public, multi-party proceeding, and occurs when the CRTC finds that a company’s ownership and governance structure “is of a complex or novel nature, such that in the Commission’s view its determination…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO – The federal government will conduct eight weeks of nationwide consultations to solicit Canadians’ opinions on the issue of copyright.
In order to be as inclusive and transparent as possible, the discussions will include many ways for Canadians to voice their opinions, from an on-line forum, a web-based submission centre where participants can upload their own position papers so that other people can view their work, to ‘round table’ discussions for stakeholders, and town hall meetings.
"Canadians are concerned with copyright and its implications in our increasingly digital environment,” said Industry Minister Tony Clement in Monday’s announcement. “Our goal is…
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TORONTO and OTTAWA – CBC Newsworld is cancelling its award-winning documentary program The Lens after 16 years.
Previously known as Rough Cuts, the program has showcased approximately 175 Canadian documentaries from independent filmmakers.
Norm Bolen, president and CEO of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) called the news “a very disturbing signal from Canada’s public broadcaster.”
“We understand the financial constraints all broadcasters are under but the documentary genre should be better represented and funded by the broadcasting sector,” Bolen said in a statement. “Cancelling this outlet for one-off, point-of-view documentaries by independent producers will further reduce the…
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