TORONTO – Rogers is launching Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network technology in Ontario this year in what it calls a “strategic step” in its multi-year technology plan to bring 5G to Canadians.
NB-IoT is ideal for IoT devices that generate and receive small amounts of data, have low power requirements, and/or have a long life cycle, such as stationary asset monitoring, industrial automation, smart meters, and smart city applications. The technology also enables consumer IoT applications such as personal SOS devices and trackers.
The Rogers NB-IoT network will be available in Ontario later this year and deploy additional sites on…
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HALIFAX – Rogers Square, a new outdoor event space in downtown Halifax, officially opened to the public on Friday at an event attended by three levels of government, members of the local business community and Rogers’ officials.
Housed in the middle of the Nova Centre, the open-air space and can hold more than two thousand people at a time and is available for organizations and community groups to use on its own or as an extension of activities hosted inside the building.
“We are proud to be an important part of the fabric of the Halifax community and to provide a…
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Company asks CRTC to step into toll free dispute with Bell
GATINEAU – Frustrated with stalled negotiations with Bell Canada on how toll-free calls should be handled going forward, Rogers Communications last week filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC asking the Commission to settle the dispute.
Rogers contends Bell is profiting twice from certain toll-free calls because it won’t change the historic way it has handled them, despite changes Rogers has made and this inaction means Bell is providing itself with an undue preference. The impasse has dragged on for seven months, says Rogers.
While this sounds like a bit…
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VANCOUVER – Rogers Media announced Wednesday it has acquired Pacific Content, a branded-content podcast company that produces original podcasts for clients across North America.
Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
With the launch of the company’s Frequency Podcast Network last year (which leverages a lot of its radio talent), Rogers Media continues to see growth its audio business. Rogers also owns and operates 56 radio stations across the country.
Today, notes the Rogers press release, 26% of Canadians tune in to podcasts once a month, while 18% listen weekly (Source: Canadian Podcast Listener, May 2018)….
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications recent issuance of debt securities to help cover the costs of its spectrum purchases generated more than it had planned.
The company said Wednesday that its previously announced offering of US$1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.35% senior notes due 2049 in the United States, and CDN$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due 2029 in Canada generated aggregate net proceeds of CDN$2.7 billion.
Rogers added that the net proceeds from these offerings will be used to fund its $1.73 billion acquisition of the 52 (out of 64) 600 MHz spectrum licenses, with the remainder used for general…
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MONTREAL – The company's Big Three wireless companies are offering a helping hand to Canadians impacted by the spring floods in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick.
Telus said that it is providing $50,000 in funding and in-kind support, including cash donations for local flood relief as well as food and items such as chargers and comfort kits for those in the hardest hit areas. Its employees are also pitching in by helping to fill and deliver sandbags to homes in vulnerable zones in Ottawa and Pierrefonds-Roxboro in the Greater Montreal Area, and by participating in local clean-up activities in the region of La Beauce.
In addition:
– the Telus…
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TORONTO – Rogers Communications has priced a Canadian offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due in 2029.
The net proceeds of this Canadian offering will be approximately $991 million, and, together with other debt funding, will help to fund the $1.725 billion cash investment required to acquire 52 of 64 of the twenty year 600 MHz spectrum licenses available to the company, Rogers said late Tuesday.
The sale of the Canadian notes is expected to close on April 30, 2019.
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MISSISSAUGA – New technologies and access to vast quantities of data promise to create smart cities, which improve sustainability, create economic development, and enhance quality of life for people living and working in them. At Commtech East last week, a panel of industry experts (pictured) offered insight on what has to happen if our cities are to get smarter.
John Jung, executive director of Intelligence Community Forum (ICF) Canada, explained there are now about 200 cities all over the world the ICF has recognized as intelligent communities. He added there are likely thousands of additional cities which could be added…
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Telecom policy must encourage investment, says Natale
TORONTO – Rogers Communications CEO Joe Natale invoked the founder Friday morning while delivering a speech simultaneously to shareholders at its annual general meeting – and to policy makers in Ottawa.
The presentation at company headquarters in Toronto featured a long ago video of the first cellular phone call in Canada – made on what was called the Cantel network (Ted Rogers was famously rebuffed by his board of directors in 1983 when he wanted $500,000 to invest in mobile wireless technology, so he went it alone with his own money in launching Cantel)…
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Best ever postpaid churn rate
TORONTO – Slowing wireless equipment sales and a dip in its media division revenues took a bite out of Rogers’ first quarter revenues and profits, the company said Thursday.
For the period ended March 31, total revenue decreased 1% to $3.59 billion, largely driven by 12% drops in both Wireless equipment revenue and Media revenue. Rogers said that declining Wireless equipment revenue was primarily a result of its “disciplined approach to postpaid subscriber loading this quarter”, whereas Media revenue fell year-over-year due to a distribution from Major League Baseball in the first quarter of 2018.
These declines…
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