ANDOVER, Mass. — Casa Systems, a U.S.-based provider of both physical and cloud-native broadband technology solutions for wireless, cable and fixed networks, announced yesterday an exclusive agreement with Bell Canada to provide 5G Sub-6 high-gain outdoor consumer premise equipment (CPE) for Bell’s Wireless Home Internet (WHI) service.
Bell’s WHI uses fixed wireless technology to extend broadband Internet access to rural and underserved communities. Since 2018, Casa Systems has provided 4G CPE for Bell’s WHI service, which is currently available in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.
Casa Systems’ newest CPE device “integrates a powerful 5G Sub-6 modem and high-gain directional antennas…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced its second quarter results today, which includes a 9.5% increase in adjusted EBITDA over the same period in 2020, to $1.5 billion.
The company further reported consolidated operating revenues and other income increased to $4.1 billion – a 10% increase from the same period last year, according to a news release. Telus had 223,000 customer net additions, which is up 82,000 over last year, and 89,000 mobile phone net additions, representing an increase of 28,000 over last year.
“We’re obviously very proud of the quarter,” said Jim Senko, president of mobility solutions at Telus, in an…
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OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announced today the provisional results of the 3500 MHz auction, which earned a total of $8.91 billion.
The auction began in June and concluded July 23. Winning bidders have until August 13 to submit 20% of their final payment and until October 4 to submit the remaining 80%. The money will be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund administered by the Receiver General of Canada, according to an ISED press release.
In total, 15 Canadian companies were awarded 1,495 licences, 757 of which went to small and regional players.
“Results of the…
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TORONTO — WildBrain Television announced today it has commissioned a new 26-episode series, The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy, which aims to encourage inclusivity and kindness among children aged 3 to 6.
Produced by Lopii Productions, the cabaret-style show is hosted by Toronto drag duo Fay Slift (JP Kane, above right) and Fluffy Soufflé (Kaleb Robertson, above left) who “foster a love of reading and encourage kindness and empathy through community, story, song and silliness,” says a press release.
In addition to their puppet friends, Fay and Fluffy are joined on the show by special guests, such as musicians Splash’N…
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By Denis Carmel
IN A DECISION RENDERED last Thursday, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed an application for judicial review that had been brought by six broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDUs) and partially granted an application made by a group of nine collective societies.
The appeals stem from a decision from the Copyright Board of Canada (the Board), issued in August 2019 relating to royalties for the period 2014–2018.
In Canada, cable providers (BDUs) can distribute local over-the-air television signals for free and without permission from the signal owner. But, in the case of distant signals, the BDUs can distribute without permission…
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TORONTO — Following its annual members’ meeting, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the appointment of Jason Badal, Sanae Takahashi and Chantale Coulombe to its board of directors.
Badal is currently director of the multinational merchants segment at Shopify and prior to that was head of business affairs and development at Rogers Media (before it was called Rogers Sports and Media) and Sportsnet. Before that, he was director of business and legal affairs at Score Media, before it was acquired by Rogers Media.
Now retired, Takahashi is an experienced strategic planner and marketing professional with 20 years of executive experience…
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Start.ca wants government to overturn decision; CNOC launches email campaign
CHATHAM, LONDON and OTTAWA — On Monday, independent ISP TekSavvy Solutions filed a notice of motion with the Federal Court of Appeal seeking leave to appeal the CRTC’s recent wholesale third-party Internet access (TPIA) rates decision which reversed the Commission’s August 2019 decision to lower the rates.
Monday was the deadline for parties to file a court appeal against the Commission’s decision.
TekSavvy has already filed a petition to cabinet in May, asking for the CRTC’s 2019 final rates order to be reinstated. In its petition, TekSavvy also asks for CRTC…
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WITH THE CANADA DAY holiday coming Thursday, Cartt.ca will not be publishing its regular newsletter that day.
We’ll still be following the news this week, of course. For example, Corus Entertainment and Shaw Communications will be releasing their third quarter results on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. And, we’ll tell you about whatever happens (or doesn’t) to Bill C-10 at the Senate, among other things.
Cartt.ca will also have a special announcement of its own on Monday, July 5.
Our regular newsletter will return on Tuesday, July 6.
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By Greg O’Brien
CHATHAM, Ont. – Back in 2017, the official reason former Ontario CRTC commissioner Raj Shoan was finally removed from his position is because he met privately and “inappropriately” with a person who had applied for a radio station licence prior to the decision on a licence being officially announced.
Readers of Cartt.ca back then will remember the whole story was longer and much more complicated than that (and we’re not going to rehash it here), but today, independent ISP TekSavvy said it has filed additional evidence with the federal government showing CRTC chair Ian Scott met inappropriately with…
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IGLOOLIK, Nunavut — Only six months after its launch in January, Uvagut TV, Canada’s first Inuktuk-language TV channel, is helping to build live production capacity in communities across Inuit Nunangat, by enabling filmmaking teams to produce and share their stories with each other and a national audience.
Since March, Uvagut TV’s flagship program Tunnganarniq Live, a showcase of Inuit talent, has been guest hosted several times by members of the Arviat Film Society. On June 23, members of the Inuvialuit Communications Society, newly trained in live broadcasting techniques, will host the first Inuvik-based episode of the show, says a press…
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