LONDON — Rural broadband funding organization SWIFT (Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology) announced Friday it has now officially issued approximately $197 million in requests for proposals (RFPs) to expand broadband access throughout southwestern Ontario.
Now in the third phase of its broadband expansion plan, SWIFT says it is on track to close all phase three RFPs before the end of 2020 and intends to award 90% of the project’s contracts by the end of 2020 and 100% by January 2021, says its press release.
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MONTREAL — Incendo announced today principal photography has begun in Montreal on As Gouda As It Gets, the latest TV movie being produced by the company for Rogers Sports and Media to air as part of Citytv’s Fall in Love Friday lineup.
Written by James Phillips and directed by Anne De Léan (Within These Walls, L’heure Bleue, Le Jeu), As Gouda As It Gets stars Canadians Kim Shaw (The Lead, Christmas Scavenger Hunt, Saving Hope), Clayton James (When Calls the Heart, Made For You With Love, A Christmas Arrangement) and Tara Joshi (Grounded for Christmas, Nostalgic Christmas, V Morgan is…
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TORONTO — For the first time since 2016, the Toronto Blue Jays have made it into the postseason and beginning Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet Now, the one-hour Blue Jays Central pre-game show will feature a musical opening by The Arkells and a video essay from sports journalist Stephen Brunt that explores the young Blue Jays team’s extraordinary 2020 season.
Former Jays pitcher John Axford will also join the show’s hosts Jamie Campbell and Pat Tabler.
Then game one of the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series between the Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays…
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THE FUTURE OF TV ADVERTISING Canada virtual conference is taking place Tuesday, starting at 10 a.m., and will feature advertising and marketing experts from Bell Media, Rogers Sports and Media, Corus Entertainment, Standard Media Index and Comcast Advertising, among others.
The lineup of speakers includes:
Mark Finney, vice-president of strategic sales, Bell Media
Rose Hutchison, director of advanced advertising sales solutions, Rogers Sports and Media
Spencer Charters, vice-president of data and advanced advertising, Corus Entertainment
James Fennessy, CEO, Standard Media Index
Larry Allen, vice-president and general manager of addressable enablement, Comcast Advertising
Elizabeth Crotty, executive director, Cox Media
Chris Pizzurro,…
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GATINEAU – Despite the demand it and others made to the CRTC for revised tariffs filed since the incumbent carriers lost their court case, no new revised tariff pages have yet been filed with the Commission by the network owners and until they are, independent ISP TekSavvy will stop paying its wholesale fees to Rogers and Bell.
On September 11th, TekSavvy, Distributel and the Competitive Network Operators of Canada each filed applications with the CRTC demanding the incumbent telco and cable carriers file new tariff pages as ordered by the Commission in its August 2019 decision setting new wholesale…
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MONTREAL – On Friday, Rogers Communications announced it would spend big in Quebec, if it can buy Cogeco’s Canadian assets, primarily its networks in Ontario and Quebec.
It made a number of expensive promises, as we reported here, including investing $3 billion on wired and new 5% networks, adding thousands of jobs, and keeping Cogeco’s brand and head office alive in Quebec.
In a statement issued that day, Cogeco said Rogers doesn’t need to own it in order to invest well in the province.
“Rogers may continue making all the investments it wishes in Quebec but it doesn’t need Cogeco to…
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FREDERICTON – Rogers Communications and the City of Fredericton this week announced 5G is now available in the provincial capital and that Rogers has also partnered with Ignite Fredericton on providing 5G to its Innovation Lab at the Cyber Centre in Knowledge Park, which will be run by CyberNB.
“As we expand into Fredericton, over time our 5G technology will transform the way we live, work, and do business in New Brunswick,” said Matt MacLellan, Rogers Atlantic region president. “We are proud to work with the City of Fredericton to bring 5G to the city. Strong digital infrastructure and this…
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MONTREAL – Rogers Communications this morning said it will invest $3 billion to “honour Cogeco’s legacy” by expanding rural connectivity, accelerating 5G coverage to 95% of Quebecers and creating hundreds of highly skilled jobs with new tech innovation hub, if it is able to purchase Cogeco’s Canadian assets.
“Rogers is deeply committed to the future ofa innovation and the knowledge economy in Quebec. We would be honoured to help enhance the customer experience and bring new investments including 5G that will fundamentally reshape the economic landscape of Quebec,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO of Rogers, in a press release…
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Telus leads all global operators in download speeds
CANADA’S BIG THREE wireless operators are providing superior data speeds to their customers, better than any other operators in the world, according to the most recent wireless performance research done by Opensignal.
In fact, Telus stood head and shoulders over everyone Opensignal measures when it comes to wireless download speeds, posting the highest average overall in the world at 75.8 Mbps, with Bell coming in second at 70.6 Mbps. Rogers placed 5th at 54.7 Mbps.
Opensignal’s testing software can be found on 95.9 million devices around the world, as of June 28, 2020 and…
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TORONTO — Rogers Communications today announced Ajax, Burlington, Grimsby, Oakville and Whitby in Ontario are the latest communities to now have access to its 5G network.
Powered by Ericsson, the Rogers 5G network has now expanded to reach more than 60 cities and towns across the country since Rogers launched 5G service in January, initially in downtown Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. Earlier this month, Rogers announced its 5G rollout had hit more than 50 markets.
“5G is a gamechanger that will bring exciting experiences and opportunities to consumers and businesses across Ontario,” said Jorge Fernandes, chief technology and information…
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